COVID-19
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'A teetering democracy of gerontocrats?'Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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How do we calculate mass deaths?The Explainer Recent revisions to 9/11, Libyan flood and Covid-19 death tolls raise questions over estimates
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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You can now get a new Covid booster shot. Should you?Unless you are old or otherwise at high risk, it isn't a 'slam dunk'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Empty office buildings are blank slates to improve citiesSpeed Read The pandemic kept people home and now city buildings are vacant
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Is it time to mask up again?Today's Big Question A rise in Covid-19 cases brings back the possibility of mask mandates
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The NHS plan for virtual wards to beat winter crisisfeature Patients with respiratory infections to be given wearable devices that allow doctors to monitor them at home
By The Week Staff Published
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Inflation vs. deflation: which is worse for national economies?Today's Big Question Lower prices may be good news for households but prolonged deflation is ‘terrible for the economy’
By The Week Staff Published
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Understanding the new Covid-19 variant, ErisSpeed Read The formally named EG.5 is making the rounds, but we don't have to worry just yet
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to officefeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The new Covid variant Eris behind a rise in cases this summerfeature Concerns over ’flying blind’ as routine testing is no longer freely available and less data is being collected
By Felicity Capon Published
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The new push to solve long CovidSpeed Read Patients say researchers have been too slow to address the condition
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The UK students taking on universities over Covid disruptionfeature Claimants say they received poor service and felt like ‘lowest form of life in food chain’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The deadly rise of fungal sporesfeature Climate change is increasing the world’s susceptibility to fungal pathogens
By The Week Staff Published
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The U.S. veterinarian shortage crisisSpeed Read With an anticipated shortage of 15,000 vets by 2030, it will be harder to get care for pets
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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