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It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
Despite Nepal struggling with high case numbers, many people defied lockdown to attend the Rato Machindranath Jatra chariot festival in mid-May.
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Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
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Sixteen countries authorised the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before phase 3 clinical trial results were published.
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A glance over the NHS app’s new privacy policy has revealed the wider, potentially concerning scope of vaccine passports.
Learning to speak does not happen in a vaccum. Interaction with peers and the wider world is crucial.
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Children who started school in autumn 2020 needed more support than in previous years.
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If there ever was a global health system, then it has gone sadly missing when we needed it most.
Keeping your baby close – such as in a sling – will soothe them and improve your bond.
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Being separated is shown to have a negative impact on wellbeing, and can interrupt bonding with the baby.
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A public health expert outlines what Britons can expect from their upcoming booster programme.
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Research has shown that vaccines have reduced infections, disease and hospitalisations – but will they continue to do so in the face of new variants?
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Reports of fully vaccinated people getting infected with coronavirus shouldn’t cause alarm.
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A viral immunologist answers key questions about the B16172 variant.
The next stage of the UK’s lockdown roadmap will allow hospitality to return indoors.
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The B16172 variant of concern risks spreading in the UK when restrictions on indoor socialising ease on May 17.
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New research suggests hearing about the collective benefits of COVID-19 vaccines is unlikely to change people’s minds, which contradicts previous findings.
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There’s still a lot we don’t know about the latest variant of concern: B16172.
Members of the public were more overconfident and less accurate in predicting the likely number of infections and deaths, but both groups missed the mark.
A vaccination centre in Mumbai, closed due to lack of supplies in late April.
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Vaccine passports are small sacrifice to make for the greater good.
Challenging circumstances.
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New research into sex work in the UK highlights some of the changes and challenges sex workers have faced.
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The humanitarian disaster in India has been made worse by a lack of accountability at the highest level in government.
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People are likely to show compassion to those showing symptoms of illness or injury. Is that how our immune system evolved?