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A stall in vaccine coverage and increased mixing have combined to drive new outbreaks.
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A new study from Israel on naturally acquired immunity has caused a stir – and some misinterpretation.
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B1621 has a “constellation of mutations” that could help it escape the effects of vaccines – but evidence on its effects is currently limited.
Enjoying your garden doesn’t have to involve gardening – you can make it what you want it to be.
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The pandemic has taken a toll on people’s mental and physical health – but spending time in your garden can counteract this.
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As well as protecting a great number of people, giving vaccines away can raise the UK’s influence abroad and perhaps even change how the country perceives the pandemic.
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A universal vaccine has been described as the ‘holy grail’ – but how close are we to getting one?
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As well as spreading the virus, the event eroded public confidence in the government’s handling of the crisis, undermining future containment efforts.
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People who had previously caught the coronavirus, which is similar to having an additional vaccine dose, had more neutralising antibodies against COVID variants after being vaccinated.
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This lab-designed antibody treatment can treat COVID-19 and block infection, though its cost means it may be reserved for the most vulnerable.
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Fewer than 2% of children with COVID-19 still had symptoms after eight weeks.
Governor Gavin Newsom holds a mock-up check for the first 15 Californians to be awarded US$50,000 for doing their part in getting vaccinated against COVID at the California Lottery Headquarters in Sacramento.
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Randomised controlled trials are used for drug trials. They should be used to find out of incentives to get the jab work too.
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Social workers worried that moving services online decreased quality and access.
Stringent restrictions trying to completely eliminate the virus in Australia are testing the public’s resilience.
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As New Zealand enters another lockdown after detecting a single COVID case, it’s time to consider whether stringent zero COVID strategies are feasible in the long term.
People stand in a queue to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Bengaluru, India.
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Lessons have been learned from the second wave, but vaccine supply and hesitancy are still big problems.
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Vaccine coverage is among the world’s best and cases have come down from their peak – but the pandemic isn’t over yet.
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The news is full of stories of people who refused the jab who died of COVID.
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Getting first doses to countries short of supplies should be the priority, argues the World Health Organization.
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Being immunocompromised appears to affect the vaccine response, but this seems to vary depending on the causes of the person’s low immunity.
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Reducing transmission of the virus among younger people can help Britain reopen more quickly and reduce the risk of the virus infecting those most at risk.
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In east Asian countries, past disease outbreaks have made face masks part of everyday life – but the social context supporting such behaviour isn’t present in the UK.