New analysis answers questions about the ongoing effectiveness of COVID vaccines: How well they protect against infection, hospitalization and death months after initial doses or after a booster shot.
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Researchers are revisiting old drugs and designing new ones to prevent and treat COVID.
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.
The risk of COVID-19 exposure from high-touch surfaces within grocery stores is low if physical distancing guidelines and recommended cleaning protocols are followed.
It’s draining and depressing to stay on high alert month after month after month. Understanding pandemic fatigue better might help you strengthen your resolve.
Policy-makers and public health officials would be wise to consider a modern, data-driven approach and incentives to encourage people to adhere to safety measures in the COVID-19 era.
Dental care guidance from 16 countries around the world has been reviewed to help UK governments create policy that makes a trip to the dentist as safe as possible.
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Jay Maddock is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph
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Research Fellow Statistics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, School of the Environment, University of Windsor
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Assistant Professor, Marketing, Queen's University, Ontario
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Honorary Lecturer in Dentistry, University of Manchester
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Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery / Specialty Trainee in Oral Surgery, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor and Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Marketing, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Medicine, Epidemiologist, Physician, McMaster University
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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Professor, food safety, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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PhD Student, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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Associate Professor - Arrell Chair in Food Quality, University of Guelph
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PhD Candidate, Food Science, University of Guelph
