Balancing health and the economy in lockdown, sea air reduces transmission, and teachers in Scotland weren’t at higher risk of infection in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
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Brain Over-Zoomed? Kill the Camera. And More Science News
Vaccine immunity wanes, symptomatic patients are more contagious, and masking instruments prevents transmission in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
No COVID Spread at Open-Air Football Games With Limited, Masked Attendance
The dangers of vaccine stockpiling, vaccine antibodies can neutralize Delta, and aerosols are more infectious than contaminated surfaces in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
On Booster Shots the Science, and Ethics, Are Split
The case for, and against, third doses, toddlers transmit the virus more than teens, and domestic control trumps travel bans in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Emergency COVID-19 grants need careful follow-up
Building on the research that was done may help prepare for future pandemics. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its partners have so far handed out more than 550 grants worth over $250 million for research related to COVID-19. Some will undoubtedly lead to significant breakthroughs that will help us deal with this pandemic […]
A Flu Shot Protects Against Severe COVID-19. And More Science News
Long covid is uncommon in kids, eradicating the virus is possible, and babies got more sleep in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Was COVID-19 research funding well spent?
Some academics argue it should have been part of regular funding programs, or more focused. A full month before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research launched a $55 million emergency funding competition to help the scientific community learn all it could about the […]
It’s the ‘Danger Zone’ for Vaccine-Resistant COVID Strains. And More Science News
Text reminders boost vaccine rates, pandemic screen time might be making kids short-sighted, and vaccine-resistant variants might arise without continued precautions in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Vaccines Are Effective Against Delta. And More Science Journal News
Vaccines are holding up against Delta, 1.5 million kids lost a caregiver, and Canada should prepare for a big wave of childhood respiratory illness as public health measures are eased in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.
Who Is Vaccine Hesitant? Might We Change Their Minds? New Science Provides Insight
There is less vaccine hesitancy in poorer countries, students did worse at virtual school, and the health effects of lockdown are no worse than the pandemic itself in this week’s roundup of COVID-19 science for The Tyee.