It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
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Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
Sixteen countries authorised the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before phase 3 clinical trial results were published.
A glance over the NHS app’s new privacy policy has revealed the wider, potentially concerning scope of vaccine passports.
Children who started school in autumn 2020 needed more support than in previous years.
If there ever was a global health system, then it has gone sadly missing when we needed it most.
Being separated is shown to have a negative impact on wellbeing, and can interrupt bonding with the baby.
A public health expert outlines what Britons can expect from their upcoming booster programme.
Research has shown that vaccines have reduced infections, disease and hospitalisations – but will they continue to do so in the face of new variants?
Reports of fully vaccinated people getting infected with coronavirus shouldn’t cause alarm.
A viral immunologist answers key questions about the B16172 variant.
The B16172 variant of concern risks spreading in the UK when restrictions on indoor socialising ease on May 17.
New research suggests hearing about the collective benefits of COVID-19 vaccines is unlikely to change people’s minds, which contradicts previous findings.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the latest variant of concern: B16172.
Members of the public were more overconfident and less accurate in predicting the likely number of infections and deaths, but both groups missed the mark.
Plus, the hidden world of microscopic fungi found inside the world’s biggest seed bank. Listen to episode 15 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Vaccine passports are small sacrifice to make for the greater good.
New research into sex work in the UK highlights some of the changes and challenges sex workers have faced.
The humanitarian disaster in India has been made worse by a lack of accountability at the highest level in government.
People are likely to show compassion to those showing symptoms of illness or injury. Is that how our immune system evolved?
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Research Ethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor in Immunology, University of Manchester
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Viral Immunology, University of Birmingham
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Scientific Officer in Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds
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Principal Lecturer, Microbiology and Biomedical Science Practice, Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Brighton
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Clinical Research Fellow in Viral Immunology and Veterinary Surgeon, University of Cambridge
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford