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Your covid-19 risk: How to navigate this new world of uncertainty

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Your covid-19 risk: How to navigate this new world of uncertainty

Baffling statistics and their impact on our emotions can make it hard to evaluate risk in this pandemic. But there are simple steps you can take to put risk in context and feel more confident in your decisions

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Covid-19 news archive: Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective

Covid-19 news archive: Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective

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How the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling online trolls and scams

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A pig, the animal from which the swine flu (H1N1) originated

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What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19

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What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19

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The World Health Organization (WHO)

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Australia axes overseas travel and large gatherings to slow covid-19

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South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus

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Bruce Aylward, assistant director general of the World Health Organization

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WHO expert: We need more testing to beat coronavirus

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Coronavirus: How well prepared are countries for a covid-19 pandemic?

No country is fully prepared for a coronavirus pandemic, according to a public health expert. But some countries will be better placed to handle an outbreak than others

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It’s very bad news that common viruses are affected by climate change

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Monkeypox has reached the UK - here's what you need to know

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Pandemics past: Seven times flu has become a mass killer

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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

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