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Genes that control blood type and are involved in inflammation have been associated with more severe disease.
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COVID-19 has highlighted the need to address the different cultures of academia and policymaking.
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The responsibility should not simply lie with employees who are working even harder.
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Two experts explain why the UK’s vaccine programme has been a success, while abroad China, Russia and India use vaccine supplies to increase their soft power.
A woman waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine in Salisbury cathedral, one of more than a thousand vaccination sites set up in the UK.
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Good decisions and investment have built a strong supply chain, while various experts have helped with distribution.
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We now know a lot about what makes adults fall into conspiracy theories but investigations into how the pull in young people are only just beginning.
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The pandemic has highlighted how remote country communities need flexible transport options that better serve their unique needs.
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We should assess the pandemic’s effect in the round, beyond just COVID deaths.
‘You wanted to speak to me about the job …’
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The government has a legal duty not to exacerbate inequalities in its policies, but this is getting forgotten during the pandemic.
The NHS will never ask you to pay to receive your COVID-19 vaccination.
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Here’s how you can avoid a COVID-19 vaccine scam.
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The UK government has announced a four-stage plan for ending COVID-19 restrictions.
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Imagine not being able to smell gas or food that has gone off.
Russian Sputnik V vaccines arriving at Silvio Pettiross airport in Ciudad Luque, Paraguay, February 2021.
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The global vaccine rollout has not been free from geopolitical rivalries and point-scoring.
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Some evidence suggests the immune response to asthma may offer some protection against COVID.
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A panel of winter sports experts told us that pandemic-enforced technological advances are providing hope for the shattered sector.
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The UK has given around 25% of its population a first dose, but across the world fewer than 3% of people have received a vaccine.
The synthesising of the mRNA for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine taking place at a facility in Marburg, Germany.
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While some of the authorised COVID-19 vaccines are grown, others are built.
Antibodies (blue) neutralising SARS-CoV-2 (orange), the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Maintaining antibodies in the blood requires creating certain long-lasting immune cells – but this doesn’t always happen.
Children in Tel Aviv, Israel, playing on a merry-go-round, February 7, 2021.
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A spike in cases has been reported among young people in Israel and Italy.
All in this together?
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Since the pandemic began, we’ve surveyed ordinary people to see how they’re coping. People from poorer backgrounds, ethnic minorities and young people are suffering most.