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Delta variant spreads globally as Covid cases soar
With low global vaccination rates, the variant's spread is threatening to overwhelm health systems.
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Delta variant spreads globally as Covid cases soar
With low global vaccination rates, the variant's spread is threatening to overwhelm health systems.
Fauci says US going in wrong direction on Covid
President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says cases are rising in areas with low vaccination rates.
Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?
Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.
Spacing out Pfizer Covid jabs gives antibody boost
Spacing out doses boosts antibody levels, say researchers - who suggest eight weeks as the "sweet spot".
Covid tests can keep pupils in school, says study
A study in 200 English secondary schools and colleges found very few infections in close contacts of cases.
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The new surgical tool inspired by a wasp
The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
AI breakthrough could spark medical revolution
A program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.
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Delta variant spreads globally as Covid cases soar
With low global vaccination rates, the variant's spread is threatening to overwhelm health systems.
Fauci says US going in wrong direction on Covid
President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says cases are rising in areas with low vaccination rates.
Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?
Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.
Spacing out Pfizer Covid jabs gives antibody boost
Spacing out doses boosts antibody levels, say researchers - who suggest eight weeks as the "sweet spot".
Covid tests can keep pupils in school, says study
A study in 200 English secondary schools and colleges found very few infections in close contacts of cases.
Video 1 minute 23 seconds
The new surgical tool inspired by a wasp
The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
AI breakthrough could spark medical revolution
A program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.
Fauci says US going in wrong direction on Covid
President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says cases are rising in areas with low vaccination rates.
Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?
Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.
Spacing out Pfizer Covid jabs gives antibody boost
Spacing out doses boosts antibody levels, say researchers - who suggest eight weeks as the "sweet spot".
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