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Vaccination in pregnancy greatly reduces risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, and protects babies up to 6 months after birth
Extensive evidence shows COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnancy are safe, when given at any time during the pregnancy. (Shutterstock)…
July 20, 2023
While humans were in strict lockdown, wild mammals roamed further – new research
Robert Patchett, University of St Andrews At one point in 2020, 4.4 billion people – more than half…
June 22, 2023
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here’s what the science says
Alexander Grey/Unsplash Stephen Kent, The University of Melbourne and Chansavath Phetsouphanh, UNSW Sydney While most people survive and…
June 21, 2023
COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Lindsay Broadbent, University of Surrey From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022,…
March 31, 2023
We tested the wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers – here’s what we found
Wichudapa/Shutterstock Kata Farkas, Bangor University and Davey Jones, Bangor University Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses…
February 6, 2023
Even bivalent updated COVID-19 boosters struggle to prevent omicron subvariant transmission – an immunologist discusses why new approaches are necessary
The FDA is proposing an annual shot against COVID-19, signaling that a new approach is needed. wildpixel/iStock via…
January 31, 2023
Coronavirus origins: the debate flares up, but the evidence remains weak
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Francois Balloux, UCL Nearly three years since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged, we’re still not certain where the…
November 15, 2022
Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – an expert answers three key questions about these new COVID variants
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster Two new omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, are quickly gaining traction…
November 13, 2022
5 virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts
Allen Cheng, Monash University; Andrew van den Hurk, The University of Queensland; Cameron Webb, University of Sydney, and…
September 22, 2022
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
Shutterstock/Elizaveta Galitckaia John Donne Potter, Massey University The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including…
August 4, 2022