The Novel Coronavirus: Facts and Fictions
While growing concerns have allowed for a more effective implementation of social distancing measures, mounting disinformation puts people at risk of unwittingly...
Elimination strategy optimal pandemic response – new research
A goal of eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus causing COVID‑19 is achievable and sustainable as a response strategy for COVID‑19 and other emerging pandemic diseases...
After its first suspected Delta variant community case, New Zealand goes into short, sharp...
New Zealanders are back in their bubbles after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three day alert level 4 lockdown for the entire country, and a seven day period for Auckland...
Pandemic expert is Manawatū Standard ‘Person of the Year’
Massey University scientist Professor David Hayman has been named the Manawatu Standard’s Person of the Year 2020 for his work studying the coronavirus and for being a local source...
TWU INVITES STUDENTS INTO NEW MULTI-ACCESS CAMPUS EXPERIENCE
First Town Hall hosted live from the new Trinity Commons
Photo by Cheyanne Makelki
COVID-19: how does it affect the people preparing food?
Researchers at UdeM and Université Laval get $2.2 million to measure the impact of the pandemic on food workers in grocery stores, restaurants and bars.
Brazil cases shed more light on COVID-19 reinfection risk
Researchers believe reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 may be more common than previously thought, after an analysis of people contracting COVID-19 twice.
Study examines spread of Covid vaccine information online
A new study from The University of Western Australia has established how rumours of alleged adverse events were spread around the world during the first months of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
Citizen of the Year honoured for pioneering COVID-19 treatment
Two leading University of Newcastle health researchers, Professor Nathan Bartlett and Emeritus Professor Julie Byles have each been honoured in the 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year Awards.
3Q: Looking back at MIT’s fall semester Covid-19 testing
Suzanne Blake of MIT Emergency Management analyzes the results from the program, which administered more than 250,000 tests last semester.
