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How effective does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic?
5 min read
A vaccine that is 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research shows.
Air pollution exposure linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths.
4 min read
Even accounting for factors like age and population density, the role of air pollution in explaining the spread of COVID-19 cases is compelling.
Climate change: 40°C summer temperatures could be common in UK by 2100.
5 min read
A new study lays bare the average summer heat people in the UK can expect by century’s end. The country must begin preparations in earnest to weather the intense heatwaves that are to come.
People have been switching off from coronavirus news – But the Dominic Cummings story cut through.
5 min read
COVID-19 ‘news fatigue’ had set in with the UK public, but then the prime minister’s chief advisor changed all that.
Coronavirus: Research reveals way to predict infection – without a test.
5 min read
Symptoms like loss of smell and taste are powerful predictors of COVID-19 infections.
Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
5 min read
A study from France concluded smoking might protect against coronavirus. But particularly now, in the midst of a pandemic, it is critical we don’t take headlines at face value.
Coronavirus found in semen of young men with COVID-19.
3 min read
It would be sensible for those recovering from COVID-19 to use a condom until research is done to clarify how long infectious virus stays in semen.