James B. Wood, Indiana University School of Medicine
Early test results look promising, and Pfizer has asked the FDA to review and authorize its vaccine for use in teens. That doesn’t mean putting away the face masks, though.
More than 22 million Americans lost their jobs at the start of the pandemic.
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It’s not just about the money. Raising the minimum wage would lead to happier and healthier lives for millions of Americans.
Residents of the Jacob Riis Settlement in New York City hold photographs of leaks, mold, peeling paint and other issues during a community town hall meeting on March 7, 2019.
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Building retrofits are no joke: They make dwellings healthier and more energy-efficient. And when they’re done in low-income housing, they also reduce inequality.
New York City schools chancellor Meisha Porter speaks at a press conference.
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Meisha Ross Porter is the new chancellor of New York City’s public schools. A scholar of the politics of education touches on her background and what lies ahead.
Young people say they are concerned about their careers, with fewer opportunities for skills development and less established networks.
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Marios Koutsakos, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Scientists around the world are trying to come up with universal coronavirus vaccines to combat the emergence of variants. But what are these vaccines and are they even possible?
A successful COVID-19 response gave the impression of social cohesion, but New Zealand’s inter-generational fault line is rumbling.
A holistic approach to growing children’s vocabulary could mean reading children stories about bears from fairy tales, science books and the news.
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One way to help children learn the words they need to thrive academically is by reading aloud from books and news sources that use both narrative and expository writing.
Early evidence suggests that younger people are at the highest risk of poor mental health outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The mental health effects of the pandemic will likely outlive COVID-19. The goal should be to target mental health symptoms early in order to decrease major long-term effects.
People with schizophrenia are almost three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those without the serious mental illness, making it second only to age as a risk factor for mortality.
New Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her swearing-in.
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Americans were tired of social distancing and mask-wearing. At the first hint the virus was receding, people pushed to get life back to normal. Unfortunately another surge of the disease followed.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is already in use in many places.
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AstraZeneca just announced results from its US-based trial. It found the vaccine to be 79% effective and safe for use, despite recent concerns around reports of blood clots.
In many cases, getting on a plane, attending a show or going to a store requires an app that proves you’ve been vaccinated.
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How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It’s far from clear, however, if they’re being used.
Indian women during a protest against the central government’s recent agricultural reforms, in Gurgaon, February 6, 2021.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand