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New Findings on Kids and Infectiousness. And More from Science Journals
Kids are less infectious but more of them are infected than thought, students didn’t learn much from home, and the silver linings to lockdown in New…
Prioritizing Essential Workers for Vaccines Controls Spread. And More Science News
Why essential workers should be prioritized for vaccination, school closures have only a small effect on virus transmission, how the pandemic affected long-term care in Canada,…
Half of Workers Can’t Afford to Self-Isolate. And More Science Journal News
Half of Canadian workers say they can’t afford to self-isolate, the low risk of infections after vaccination, and how coronavirus litter is harming animals in this…
Less Sleep and Burnout Linked to Higher COVID Risk. And More Science News
Mortality fell during the second wave, vaccination alone can’t contain the spread, and the carbon footprint of PPE in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The…
Health-Care Pros Aren’t More Immune to Fake News. And Other Science Journal Findings
Healthcare professionals can still fall for fake news, the UK variant is more deadly, and the pandemic exacerbates gender inequality at home in this week’s roundup…
Virus Variants Can Resist Antibodies. And More News Straight from Science Journals
Lockdown drives us to make bad choices, the fall in carbon emissions will have little effect, the danger of new variants and more in my weekly…