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China's failure to vaccinate makes giving up on zero covid a huge risk

Widespread protests against China's zero-covid policy have led the country to ease some restrictions, but its failure to vaccinate older people means this could lead to millions of deaths

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by JEROME FAVRE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13641875g) Mainland Chinese students hold sheets of blank paper during a vigil for the victims of China's zero-COVID policy and the victims of the Urumqi fire at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China, 29 November 2022. Protests against China's strict COVID-19 restrictions have erupted in various cities including Beijing and Shanghai, triggered by a tower fire that killed 10 people in Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi. University students hold a vigil for the victims of China's zero-COVID policy, Hong Kong - 29 Nov 2022

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Do we have 'immunity debt' and how could it affect our infection risk?

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Children may be more susceptible to seasonal infections like the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this winter compared with in pre-pandemic years

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Flu, RSV and cost of living will all harm UK child health this winter

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Children in the UK may be more at risk of infections and other health complications this winter compared with previous years
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Australia’s life expectancy has risen to third-highest in the world

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Liver disease deaths in England and Wales are up since pandemic began

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UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 24: A couple arrives to vote the Anthem Center in Henderson, Nev., during early voting in Nevada on Monday, October 24, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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What US midterm elections mean for climate policy and public health

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The omicron sub-variant BQ.1.1 has mutations that may help it to spread and perhaps evade past immunity

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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

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Covid-19 appears to affect memory less than other aspects of cognition

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The uptake of covid-19 vaccines varies substantially between children aged 12 to 15 in England

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Covid jab rates vary in England in children of different ethnicities

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The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition

This deep dive into what we know about long covid from Gez Medinger and Danny Altmann is welcome – but leans a little too heavily on anecdotal information

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ACRABD A woman sitting on a bench among Autumn trees at Westonbirt Arboretum Gloucestershire UK

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Fewer boys born in England and Wales in early stage of the pandemic

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The covid-19 pandemic has left people less extroverted and agreeable

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Coronavirus vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths

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NHS invites 12 million people to have booster to ward off 'twindemic'

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