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

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

The new social norm of isolating when ill with covid-19 should apply to other infectious diseases such as flu, says Jonathan Goodman

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

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

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Sharon Peacock, director of COVID-19 Genomics UK, poses for a portrait on the grounds of the Wellcome Sanger Institute's 55-acre campus south of Cambridge, Britain

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Sharon Peacock interview: How we track down new coronavirus variants

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100 years old birthday cake and old woman

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Rare genetic variants play important role in people who live to be 100

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Illustration of antibodies responding to an infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus

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Blood test could reveal who is most likely to get severe covid-19

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mRNA bound to RNA binding protein

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mRNA cancer therapy now in human trials after shrinking mouse tumours

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WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Year 11 pupils get tested prior to returning to school next week at The Wey Valley Academy on September 03, 2021 in Weymouth, England. Covid-19 testing stations are being installed in schools across England rather than allowing pupils to take lateral flow tests at home in efforts to better detect cases before they become outbreaks. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

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Warning over coronavirus measures in England's schools

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woman sleeping on beanbags

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Recommended daily health targets can save us from ourselves

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Seedless Grape Slices on White Background Back Lit Pattern Full Frame Studio Shot.

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No, there's nothing wrong with seedless fruits

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Coronavirus

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Covid-19 dashboard: Cases, deaths and vaccinations

This interactive dashboard tracks the world’s recorded covid-19 cases and deaths, plus vaccines administered

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What we know so far about booster shots and the covid-19 vaccines

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Wildfire pollution linked to at least 33,000 deaths worldwide

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Men fart more when eating a plant-based diet due to good gut bacteria

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Will the Texas abortion ban spread across the US?

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