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Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic led to increased alcohol consumption in parts of Australian society, particularly during long periods spent at home. Stress, isolation,…
A newly identified SARS-CoV-2 lineage collected in Peru has drawn the attention of infectious disease researchers after laboratory assays suggested it can…
The COVID-19 pandemic changed how healthcare is delivered, monitored and discussed across the world. Clinics that once relied almost entirely on face-to-face…
When German authorities revealed that a tranche of cryptocurrency contributions collected during the height of the COVID-19 emergency had been redirected to…
The story of COVID-19 in Australia has rarely been static, and fresh surveillance figures are now pointing to an uncomfortable truth: catching the virus once…
The United States Food and Drug Administration authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged five to 11 on 29 October…
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped daily life across the world, closing workplaces, restricting movement and placing millions of households under prolonged stress.…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted far more than hospitals, supermarkets and international travel. It also exposed the fragility of the semiconductor supply chain…
The World Health Organization has supported a flexible approach to COVID-19 vaccination when supplies, safety considerations or local policy make a standard…
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the largest worldwide decline in life expectancy since the Second World War, reversing years of progress in a remarkably short…