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COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID: Omicron subtype BA.2 is spreading quickly

A new coronavirus subtype is spreading in Denmark and more than 40 other countries. Its effects are still unclear.
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COVID-19 Pandemic

Explained: Do multiple COVID boosters 'exhaust' our immune response?

It’s too soon to understand the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine dose, according to the E.U.'s top drug regulator.
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Medical Research

Dementia cases to rise sharply

Scientists are predicting a sharp rise in dementia cases in the next three decades.
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COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID: What is the peak of omicron infections?

Omicron may infect 60 per cent of the world's population by mid-March. That could mean global infections of 5 million per day.
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Could the 'deltacron' variant be a result of contamination in a lab?

COVID: What we know about the ‘deltacron’ variant

Experts doubt that there's a combined delta-omicron variant. But the scientist who reported it defends his findings.
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If SARS-CoV-2 becomes endemic it must not neccessarily become less dangerous, but it may.

Explained: The difference between endemic, epidemic and pandemic

Many virologists assume the coronavirus will become endemic and we will have to live with it, especially since omicron.
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Young people have started to smoke more during the coronavirus pandemic.

Smoking and drinking rise during COVID pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase in alcohol consumption and smoking in some European countries, and younger people are worst affected.
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A long time coming: The James Webb Space Telescope represents hope for the next generation in astrophysics.

Explained: Why the James Webb Space Telescope divided scientists

NASA won't rename its James Webb Space Telescope despite claims the man was homophobic. The science community is split.
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The protein-based Novavax coronavirus vaccine may be a real alternative, both for bringing forward the global vaccination campaign, and for vaccination skeptics.

COVID-19: Protein-based vaccines give hope

The EMA has approved the Novavax protein-based vaccine. It is likely to help push the global vaccination program.
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