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Stuttering progress

Advanced testing of COVID-19 vaccines continues at an accelerated pace, despite occasional interruptions caused by safety concerns

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Global pandemic tactics

With a wide range of strategies adopted to slow the spread of the disease, some countries have fared better than others

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Careers

Indigenous knowledge

Tuyuka doctor battles COVID-19 in the Amazon

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Healthy spaces

The knowledge acquired during past pandemics, especially long-term ones, can help us face the current one

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The fatality conundrum

Difficulties identifying the exact number of people infected and killed make it hard to calculate how deadly the disease is

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Science under pressure

Political interference in the approval process may undermine public confidence in vaccine development, researchers warn

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Study determines Chinese vaccine is safe

CoronaVac is safe and has no serious side effects

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Manaus and herd immunity

Weeks after the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths peaked in Manaus, the city appeared to have achieved herd immunity

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Effect on births

Fearful of contracting the novel coronavirus, many pregnant women are putting off going to the hospital until they are at a more advanced stage of labor

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Antibody treatment reduces time spent in hospital

American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly presented the initial results of a clinical trial that used monoclonal antibodies in patients infected with the novel coronavirus

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Obesity can exacerbate COVID-19

A large-scale study found that obese people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are twice as likely to need medical care

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Why the Covid-19 vaccine is important

Never before so many vaccines have been developed at the same time against a single disease, nor so rapidly | 7'32

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The distance between dental research and treatment

The pandemic focuses attention on the debate regarding scientific production and dental care in the public healthcare system

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The uncertainty of herd immunity

With a lack of scientific consensus on the subject, experts warn that protection measures against COVID-19 must be maintained

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Potential treatment

With no effective antiviral therapy, COVID-19 management for the time being consists of reducing inflammation and preventing blood clots

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The effects of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus can affect the lungs, heart, kidneys, pancreas, and brain, causing long-term damage after the acute phase of the disease has passed

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The content of fake news

Scientific institutions have created websites to combat fake news

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Intranasal coronavirus vaccine

Two international studies have suggested that COVID-19 aerosol vaccine candidates, administered intranasally, offer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals

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High levels of asymptomatic infection in children

Clinical data suggest that although children and young adults tend to develop milder symptoms of COVID-19, they can be silent spreaders of the disease

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Health

Low vitamin D levels

In Brazil, about 875,000 people aged over 50 are deficient in vitamin D

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Retrospect

War on the plague

Doctors and public authorities acted quickly against a bubonic plague outbreak in Santos in 1899

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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The risk of traveling by plane

The probability of catching a respiratory virus, such as the novel coronavirus, is high for those close to a contaminated passenger and low for those further away

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The puzzle of immunity

Crucial questions about the response of the immune system to the novel coronavirus remain unanswered

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Health professionals under emotional stress

Depression rates for health professionals who care for COVID-19 patients have tripled

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The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

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Vaccine tests advance

One of the best-known COVID-19 vaccine candidates achieved good results in the first phase of clinical trials

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A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

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The challenge of calculating R

Poor data makes the effective reproduction rate difficult to track and is hampering the pandemic response

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Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country

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