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Weekly roundup — Good news, bad news & a dose of humor
As Germany doubles down on the lockdown, new data suggests vaccines will keep us all safe for a long, long time. But even as health care workers get vaccinated, their suffering will continue well beyond the pandemic. And finally, yes, it is OK to laugh about COVID-19 — and it might even help.
Can we laugh about COVID-19?
A news story, if delivered with a joke or a punchline, is remembered more clearly and shared more often — that's the indication of a new US study. But does that mean that the news should be funny? And how does that work when the topic is tragic?
The unseen scars of COVID-19 frontline workers
Over half of healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic are already suffering mental illness, according to an ongoing investigation. What can be done to help these people?
'Immune memory' gives shot in the arm to vaccine hopes
Our immune system will remember the coronavirus for a long time, years maybe, according to new data. This is potentially huge news for global vaccination efforts.
Weekly roundup — Variants, anti-virals & fake vaccines
We are told that contagious mutations of Sars-CoV-2 have ushered in a new phase in the pandemic. How important are anti-viral therapies now that the vaccines are out? And — when is the right time to close schools during a pandemic?
Variants are a wake-up call for pandemic's new phase
That the new Sars-CoV-2 genetic variants can spread so quickly through communities already under strict lockdown has experts alarmed. How should we respond to this data streaming in from all over the world?
DO NOT ORDER A COVID-19 VACCINE ONLINE
The message is simple — but very important. At this point, demand for one of the handful of approved COVID-19 vaccines around the world is enormous. And fake vaccines are in circulation.
COVID-19 testing — why do false negatives happen?
From the very beginning, testing for COVID-19 was one of the most essential - and challenging - aspects of controlling the spread of the disease. Even after the swab is taken and the results are in, they can't always be trusted. Why?
Whether to close schools 'more than just a scientific question'
Across Europe, schools are closed to hamper the spread of COVID-19. There is ample data that justifies the move from an epidemiological perspective. And yet, it's divisive. Why?
Antivirals are still vital against COVID-19
We check out a medication in development that promises to destroy COVID-19 — at least in ferrets. Even if the results were similar with humans, do we still need such therapies now that the vaccines are out?