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Nature immunity to COVID-19 may be long-lasting

Natural immunity to COVID-19 may be long-lasting

20 Nov 2020

2 min read

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What is lateral flow testing and how could it be deployed against coronavirus?

19 Nov 2020

5 min read

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What is the difference between efficacy and effectiveness?

18 Nov 2020

3 min read

COVID-19 Explainer

Vaccine roll-out is still months away – how can we avoid more lockdowns in the meantime?

17 Nov 2020

6 min read

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Understanding vaccine hesitancy

16 Nov 2020

6 min read

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'Back to normal by spring': are we expecting too much from the first COVID-19 vaccines?

13 Nov 2020

6 min read

COVID-19 Cross-posts Explainer

Vaccination rates may be tied to rates of COVID-19. Marko Geber/Getty Images

Until a coronavirus vaccine is ready, pneumonia vaccines may reduce deaths from COVID-19

12 Nov 2020

6 min read

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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may be over 90% effective, so what happens next?

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may be over 90% efficacious, so what happens next?

10 Nov 2020

4 min read

COVID-19 COVAX Explainer

Why we will always need vaccinations

10 Nov 2020

4 min read

COVID-19 Explainer Educational

We need Covid-19 treatments as well as vaccines – and they have to work for everyone

2 Nov 2020

5 min read

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Once we have effective Covid-19 treatments, it shouldn’t only be the rich who benefit

19 Oct 2020

5 min read

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Brazil city ‘might have reached herd immunity'

16 Oct 2020

4 min read

COVID-19 Cross-posts Explainer

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