science

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.

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 Zealand in this week’s roundup of pandemic science for The Tyee.

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.