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Some young adults are hanging onto COVID habits – but less so than older people.
We modelled the impact small reductions in transmission would have on COVID deaths. We found a 20% drop could save the lives of 500 Victorians this year, or 2,000 people nationally.
All up, your risk of catching COVID on a flight is very low. But there are things you can do to lower that risk even further.
Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
We tested well-fitting cloth masks made from 16 kinds of cotton, on human participants, to see how many provided filtration comparable with a certified medical mask. Most of them did.
Decreases in respiratory infections during the pandemic suggest there may be a continued role for the selective, non-mandated use of measures like masks and social distancing even post-COVID-19.
As mask mandates fall and the CDC issues new mask guidance, kids may experience anxiety around removing their masks. Clear communication from grown-ups can help children navigate the uncertainty.
Masks not only reduce your chance of getting COVID, they might stop you unknowingly transmitting the virus to colleagues, people in vulnerable groups or children who are yet to be vaccinated.
We rely on the spatial arrangement of facial features to process faces, and wearing masks interferes with that — especially for children.
If you’re thinking of upgrading from a cloth or surgical mask to a respirator, here’s what you need to know.
While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.
An expert weighs in on how colleges can lower their chances of being hit by surges of COVID-19 cases after spring break 2022.
When students wear masks at school, they’re less likely to become infected with COVID-19 and bring it home to their families.
When early childhood education providers become more entrepreneurial, the quality of their programs improves, research shows.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
After two years of COVID-19, it’s understandable that many people are weary of infection prevention measures. But simply being tired of the pandemic is no reason to let our guard down.
Teachers wearing wireless microphones that amplify their voices could be one solution to ensuring children can hear — and saving teachers’ voices from strain, particularly in the pandemic.
Just because we’re in a period of social change, doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
The CDC’s updated mask guidelines say that cloth masks offer the least protection from COVID-19. Differences in the materials masks are made from and the ways they fit are the reason.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Professor of Medicine, Epidemiologist, Physician, McMaster University
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Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Senior lecturer and Health Economist, School of Economics and Finance, Wits University, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, School of the Environment, University of Windsor
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Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
