coronavirus

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, and more in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

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 week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

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 Tyee.

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 of pandemic science for The Tyee.

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 round up of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Fighting Zoom fatigue, real world vaccine results, and overcoming Indigenous vaccine hesitancy in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Longer gaps between vaccine doses are OK, Neanderthal genes are protective, and 20 million years of life has been lost in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

The virus knows what we did last summer, animals know how to social distance, and how the humidity of masks may help reduce disease severity in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Turning discarded masks into roads, misinformation reduces vaccination intent, and Tom Hanks’ diagnosis changed people’s behaviour in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.