USA, Chile and Peru interim trial data show Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and highly...
A Phase III study of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine conducted by AstraZeneca plc in the USA, Chile and Peru has shown that vaccine is safe and highly effective...
Report highlights cost of misinformation to healthcare services during COVID-19 pandemic
A new report has highlighted the consequences of misinformation, including loss of trust in public institutions, delayed action on pressing issues such as climate change...
Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes
Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic...
New Zealand government takes a calculated risk to relax Auckland’s lockdown while new cases...
In an article on The Conversation UC Professor Michael Plank and Professor Shaun Hendy from the University of Auckland assess the risks that come with moving Auckland to Alert Level 3...
People’s perception of COVID-19 risk influenced by type of data shown: University of Toronto...
A new University of Toronto study finds that showing COVID-19 data in a particular way can influence how seriously people view the pandemic, which in turn can impact their behaviour.
Just how far can kindness travel?
Opinion: Can New Zealanders care about people in low-income countries when we have our own pressing social problems? Nikki Turner speaks to UNICEF Aotearoa.
Invention sparked by COVID-19 pandemic safely disinfects surfaces continuously
An invention to apply plasma to frequently touched items for continuous disinfection could provide a safe and effective...
University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health provides culturally safe vaccinations for...
Indigenous health experts at the University of Toronto are running a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Toronto’s Indigenous communities – part of an effort to marry public health measures with culturally appropriate care.
Coronavirus roundup: Entrepreneurship and data analysis
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Missouri–St. Louis faculty, staff and students have supported the St. Louis community in a wide variety...
Why Covid-19 is creating an unequal global recovery
While COVID-19 has hit every economy across the globe, its impact has been uneven and has exacerbated patterns of inequality. Amid disparities in vaccination rollouts, major economies are opening up leading to expectations of a global economic recovery.
