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Mixing vaccines works, bored conservatives break the rules, and vaccines can also protect the unvaccinated in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

How to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the protective effect of plant-based diets, and the coming post-pandemic baby boom in this week’s roundup of coronavirus science for The Tyee.

Vaccines work for cancer patients, the link between bitter flavours and severe disease, and how our immune system can still tackle variants in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Rogue antibodies, a million excess deaths, falling emergency department visits and more in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Mixing and matching vaccines appears to be safe, lockdowns need to be done quickly, and why urban parks are both safe and essential in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

AstraZeneca’s clot risk quantified, risk factors for retirement homes, ibuprofen is safe and more in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks, elimination is better than mitigation, and income inequality is linked to more cases and deaths in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

The dangers for pregnant women and their babies, shift workers are at higher risk, and how crowded households drive infection rates in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

Suicides fell at the beginning of the pandemic, the importance of airborne transmission, and eviction bans protect entire communities in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.