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Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Why the Covid surge in China is unlikely to pose a big risk to other countries
In contrast to China at the outset of this wave, most nations by now have high immunity and protection against severe disease and death from Covid.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Ancient germs are escaping the melting Arctic. How worried should we be?
A Pandoravirus has been revived after remaining dormant in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 50,000 years.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Why are Covid-19 cases surging in some countries, but not in others?
New Zealand, Hong Kong and South Korea, which had stayed fairly Covid-free, are seeing huge spikes in coronavirus cases.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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Bengaluru: Fifteen private schools receive bomb threats, students and staff evacuated
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: From broken ankle to historic title, Preeti eyes redemption
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Are Covid-19 reinfections milder and do they affect immunity?
A single, prior infection gives similar protection against infection with Omicron as two doses of vaccine.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Why Omicron appears to cause milder illness than earlier variants
Analysis by the UK Health Security Agency suggests that the new variant is only about a third as likely to lead to hospital admission compared to Delta.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Covid-19: Peer-reviewed report shows Oxford vaccine is safe – but how effective is it?
The most challenging issue with the vaccine trial is that it has pooled analysis of the vaccine’s efficacy from three separate trials.
Paul Hunter, The Conversation
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Glimpses of how the trapped workers lived inside, waiting to be rescued