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Healthcare workers shunned, kids could be silent spreaders, and  spit is as good as a swab in my weekly roundup of COVID-19 science for The Tyee.

Cancer cells become super-charged when exposed to methylmalonic acid, a chemical that builds up in older people’s bodies. Many forms of cancer become more common and…

Transmission risk is highest at home, few children infected in first wave, and a worrying rise in domestic violence in this week’s roundup of COVID-19 science…

How Canada can beat the pandemic, the price countries were willing to pay to save lives, and how reading these updates can help keep your stress…

Conflicting evidence on school reopenings, convincing people to use contact tracing apps, and prevention is cheaper than cure in this week’s COVID-19 science roundup for The Tyee.

Higher mortality in for-profit care homes, Earth goes quiet, and don’t expect a baby boom in my weekly roundup of COVID-19 science for The Tyee.