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One in Three Survivors of Severe Covid Diagnosed with Mental Health Condition
Study finds 34% developed psychiatric or neurological conditions after six months.
U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even As Problems Mounted
The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.
Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine
A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.
Capitalism Won't Save Us from Covid, No Matter What Boris Johnson Might Think
Capitalism Won't Save Us from Covid, No Matter What Boris Johnson Might Think
His claim that 'greed' was the driver behind the UK's vaccine success ignores the huge role of state funding, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato.
W.H.O. Inquiry on the Pandemic's Origin: What We Know
Did Covid-19 come from animal markets? It's unclear. Did it emerge from a lab? Also unclear. Here's what a new W.H.O. report says - including questions that the agency's own chief raised about the findings.
It's Time to Consider a Patent Reprieve for COVID Vaccines
The pandemic is not a competition between companies and will not end without more-equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
We Need to Talk About the AstraZeneca Vaccine
For the moment, reports of a very rare, dangerous blood disorder among recipients cannot be ignored.
WHO Report into COVID Pandemic Origins Zeroes in on Animal Markets
Scientists say the conclusions make sense but note that supporters of the lab-leak theory are unlikely to be satisfied.
Why Indoor Spaces Are Still Prime COVID Hotspots
Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it's not clear how best to improve ventilation.
How Do We Share Data in COVID-19 Research? A Systematic Review of COVID-19 Datasets in PubMed Central Articles - PubMed
How Do We Share Data in COVID-19 Research? A Systematic Review of COVID-19 Datasets in PubMed Central Articles - PubMed
PubMed Central articles are an important source of COVID-19 datasets, but there is significant heterogeneity in the way these datasets are mentioned, shared, updated and cited.
What It Will Take to Vaccinate the World Against COVID-19
A special report outlines the challenges - from unleashing the power of mRNA vaccines, to the battle for temporary intellectual-property relief.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Careers of Young Researchers
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Careers of Young Researchers
Within the scope of the Career Tracker Cohorts study, postdocs were surveyed in order to learn more about potential changes in their work routines, effects on their research, and their own assessment of the impact the pandemic would have on their careers.
How Has COVID-19 Affected Research Funding, Publishing and Library Budgets?
How Has COVID-19 Affected Research Funding, Publishing and Library Budgets?
Global study of the effects of COVID-19 on research funding, publishing, and library budgets - the truth we found in the gap between perception and reality
Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research
The advancement of science — an intrinsically iterative process — is contingent on reporting practices that enable data to be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable to permit independent scrutiny, replication, and follow-on investigations. The urgency associated with the pandemic has created an imperative to accelerate the adoption of open science.
What Scientists Do and Don't Know About the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine
Results confirming the vaccine's strong protection against COVID-19 were welcomed following last week's pause in roll-outs - but fresh questions have now emerged about the data.
They Had Mild COVID-19. Then Their Serious Symptoms Kicked In.
A new study illuminates the complex array of neurological issues experienced by people months after their coronavirus infections.
Scholarly Communications Harmed by Covid-19
Society deserves academic discourse that is civil, cool, unbiased, and objective - but the Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated an erosion in civility in academic discourse, leading to deep divisions being played out in social, mass, and professional media.
3 Ways the Pandemic Has Made the World Better
COVID-19 has inflicted devastating losses. It has also delivered certain blessings.
Five Reasons Why COVID Herd Immunity is Probably Impossible
Even with vaccination efforts in full force, the theoretical threshold for vanquishing COVID-19 looks to be out of reach.
Awareness of Open Educational Resources Grows, but Adoption Doesn't
As COVID-19 forced professors to embrace digital texts, they were likelier to know about free, openly licensed materials - but not to use them.
How Do You Treat Coronavirus? Here Are Physicians' Best Strategies
Doctors are applying a torrent of COVID-19 research to patient care, from first symptoms to recovery
14 Lessons for the Next Pandemic
We asked doctors, scientists, public health experts and health advocates to take a look back - what would they redo, if they could?
Elsevier Journals Ask Retraction Watch to Review COVID-19 Papers
At the risk of breaking the Fourth Wall, here's a story about peer reviews that weren't - and shouldn't have been.
The Differences Between the Vaccines Matter
Yes, all of the COVID-19 vaccines are very good. No, they're not all the same.
Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll
The intervention was the earliest action yet known in an effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that concealed how many nursing home residents died in the pandemic.
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