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The challenge now is to address the understandable concerns and prevent them from contaminating the broader public dialogue on COVID-19 vaccination.
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Analysis of almost 100,000 tweets reveals how news reports can change the way people feel about vaccination.
The AstraZeneca vaccine was 70 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19 infection in a large multinational study, and recently reported 76 per cent overall efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 in another large study done primarily in the United States.
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With changing recommendations about AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, many people have questions about its use.
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How do we reasonably and accurately balance the risks of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the benefits? Conceptualising risk can be tricky, but the government’s latest advice is sensible.
See, no crying or big needles, just a person of colour showing off his plaster. This image does the job without scaring people and demonstrates diversity.
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Our well-meaning efforts to use images to help demystify the vaccination process or share our pride in getting a COVID vaccine can backfire.
A mass vaccination hub in Genoa, Italy.
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We need to stop relying on small GP clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs like stadiums, schools and parks.
Students wash their hands amid concerns over the Covid-19 coronavirus before taking a college university exam in Banda Aceh.
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In countries such as Indonesia, politicised science can obscure real research. Open science has the potential to help filter out sketchy research and protect the public’s interests.
Vaccine production staff demonstrate operations at a facility in Germany.
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Vaccine manufacturing is complex, with lots of potential points for errors. But it also has extensive quality control checks and approvals.
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Good news for children and young people, bad news for Johnson & Johnson.
In-person learning can start as long as schools operate safely, says the CDC.
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In-person learning can safely resume as long as schools take steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
A sign shows the way to a recovery area to monitor any immediate side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020, in Reno, Nevada.
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Many people never experience the least bit of discomfort from the COVID-19 vaccines, but mild side effects are common. They include swelling in the affected arm, nausea and chills.
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These mistakes have been mainly caused by our leaders giving priority to a good political story over good policy.
Universities are the unsung heroes of vaccine development.
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The development of the COVID-19 vaccines is part of a vast system of public subsidies and universities, not corporate ambition.
The end is in sight.
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The anticipated arrival of two new vaccines can boost the morale of those worried about the wait for their dose.
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For people who are immunodeficient, the usual controls of the immune system don’t work as well. This can affect how they respond to vaccines. But this group should still get the COVID jab.
New infectious diseases come with all kinds of risks for women during pregnancy and childbirth.
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Researchers in the US are the first to study how pregnant and breast-feeding women are responding to the vaccines. The results are promising
Is there a level playing field for all nations expected to attend the Games when it comes to vaccinations?
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Still in the midst of a global pandemic, the International Olympic Committee’s dream of hosting the Tokyo Games in a “post-corona world” is not possible. But should the Games go ahead at all?
Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet COVID-19 vaccine-driven demand.
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There are three broad sets of health-related opportunities and benefits that may shape the future of India-Africa relations.
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Pausing COVID-19 vaccine rollouts can backfire. There are better ways to manage safety issues while they’re being investigated.
Gaston Ramon, a French vet, discovered vaccine adjuvants.
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Adjuvants have been giving vaccines their oomph since 1925.