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Many developed countries have approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children as young as 12, even though they are a low-risk group.
Non-specific illnesses, such as headache and fatigue, are common, as are mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
More able and legitimate states should have handled the virus the best, but instead they’ve had the most cases and deaths.
Researchers wanted to bridge the gap between traditional beliefs and Western understanding of the pandemic to provide strategies to reduce the risks.
The World Health Organization has created more memorable and less stigmatising names for coronavirus variants.
Endurance is a surprisingly progressive way of creating a better future.
Some so-called superforecasters are claimed to have predicted the course of the pandemic better than scientific experts.
The risk of coronaviruses jumping species is low, but if you look for it, you will find it.
Look back in anger – and forward with better policies.
The former adviser’s seven-hour evidence session is full of strong lines to follow when the public inquiry into the pandemic response gets underway.
New, early-stage research suggest that B16172 does have some ability to escape the effects of vaccines.
The increased infectiousness of B16172 could magnify the impact of vaccines being less effective against it.
Viral infections can cause serious heart problems. Early reports suggested that the new coronavirus was causing myocarditis – inflammation of the heart.
The infrastructure and levels of deprivation in poorer countries have prevented them from benefiting from containment measures as much as richer nations.
How likely are false positives or negatives when you take a PCR test for COVID?
Variants of interest and variants of concern seem to be popping up at an alarming rate. But how many of them do we really need to worry about?
We need to a imagine a fairer future post-COVID. Here are some philosophers with ideas about how.
Surge vaccination is being used to combat the B16172 variant, while the government prepares for a vaccine booster programme.
The majority of Japanese people are opposed to the games going ahead, but there’s more to the decision to hold the Olympics than public opinion.
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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