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covid-19

Covid-19 is the illness called by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The ensuing pandemic has killed millions worldwide. Vaccines have made the condition much less fatal for those who have been vaccinated but many questions remain about the long-term effects of covid-19 and the chronic condition, long covid. Stay informed with the latest news and insights from our expert coverage.
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Can long covid clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?

The care situation for long covid patients in England is improving, but a winter spike in cases will put the country’s 89 specialist clinics under new pressure

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Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson and Patrick Vallance

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UK's slow response to covid-19 was a 'serious' error, say MPs

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Diners at a cafe in Sydney, Australia, today.

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Sydney comes out of 4-month lockdown after reaching vaccination target

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Ivermectin tablets arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned??Americans against taking??ivermectin, a drug usually used on animals, as a treatment or prevention for Covid-19. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Ivermectin 'buyers clubs' want to use the drug to treat covid-19

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Auckland's strict lockdown will start to ease on 6 October

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Why is New Zealand seemingly giving up on its zero-covid strategy?

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A vaccination clinic at an elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, in April.

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Prioritising covid vaccines for people of colour may have saved lives

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A nurse (L) prepares to administer a Pfizer booster vaccine to at a vaccination centre in Derby, central England on September 20, 2021. - Frontline health and social care workers, older people and the clinically vulnerable in Britain started on Monday to receive a booster jab against Covid 19. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Should you get a covid vaccine booster shot if you're offered one?

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Birds flocked to North American cities during covid-19 lockdowns

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Why covid-19 hospitalisations may soar in England despite vaccination

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Why covid-19 hospitalisations may soar in England despite vaccination

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Covid-19 news archive: July to September 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: July to September 2021

This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates from July to September 2021. See updates from June and July 2021, May 2021, March 2021, February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, and March to November 2020.

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Cheap covid-19 antibody test shows if you have immunity in 5 minutes

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Is the delta coronavirus variant more dangerous for children?

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We should isolate when we have flu, not just covid-19

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Generation Covid: What the pandemic means for young people’s futures

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