Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.
Dec 23, 2022
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When the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 hit the United States in summer 2021, it led to a larger-than-expected surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. New research suggests this lack of preparedness may have been partially ...
May 26, 2022
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Levels of neutralizing antibody to prevent omicron infection reduced and vaccine efficacy against severe disease predicted to drop says new report.
Dec 17, 2021
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Failure to get COVID-19 vaccines to countries with high rates of uncontrolled advanced HIV could lead to the emergence of new variants, write Nokukhanya Msomi, Richard Lessells and colleagues in a Comment in this week's Nature. ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Early in the pandemic, the term "herd immunity" hit the headlines, along with a polarized discussion on how to achieve it.
Jun 3, 2022
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There were over 600,000 new cases of cervical cancer and over 340,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, according to an observational study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.
Dec 14, 2022
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It is too early to call for a second COVID-19 booster shot, Europe's medicines watchdog said Thursday, despite a rapid spike in new infections caused by the rampant Omicron variant.
Mar 17, 2022
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Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in lockdown on Friday as the country battled its worst COVID-19 outbreak in months, while Japan—a week into the Olympics—extended its state of emergency due to surging infections.
Jul 30, 2021
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Depending on where you live, you may have been warned to brace for the next COVID wave, driven by the new Omicron subvariant, more of us being out and about, and fewer people wearing masks.
Apr 8, 2022
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Australia announced Thursday an inquiry into its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to fortress-like travel restrictions, rolling lockdowns and a sluggish initial vaccine rollout.
Sep 21, 2023
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