Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of Covid response
The fact that two years into the pandemic, the North-South disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact is a huge cause for concern
How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO’s technology transfer hub in Africa
Moderna’s decision to continue making the vaccine itself, though on the Kenyan site, is a signal that the company (at least for the moment) is not considering licensing its technology to a third party for local manufacture.
A deep data dive reveals extent of unequal water provision in Nairobi
Data on water supply and consumption is key in assessing the gaps in the water distribution process.
Here’s where and how you are most likely to catch COVID – new study
All variants of SARS-CoV-2 are equally airborne, but the chance of catching COVID depends on the transmissibility or contagiousness of the variant (delta was more contagious than previous variants
COVID: Why T cell vaccines could be the key to long-term immunity
COVID antibodies don’t persist that well – hence the desire for boosters.
China beat the coronavirus with science and strong public health measures, not just with authoritarianism
People in China are able to move around freely right now. Many Americans may believe that the Chinese are able to enjoy this freedom because of China’s authoritarian regime.
Who’s smoking now, and why it matters
Since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, adult smoking prevalence has dropped by two-thirds, from 43 per cent to 14 per cent.
I’m an infectious disease doctor. Yes, I’m vaccinating our 5-year-old against Covid-19. Here is why you should too
The risk of children getting very sick or dying with Covid-19 is low, but the relative risk of severe outcomes and death that kids face when they acquire Covid-19 is extremely high.
What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly
Every coronavirus infection starts with a virus particle, a spherical shell that protects a single long string of genetic material and inserts it into a human cell.
COP26: How the world’s militaries hide their huge carbon emissions
Despite the outsized role of militaries, we know surprisingly little about their emissions. This is remarkable given their reach and fossil fuel dependency.
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