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Beset by delays and based on an old-fashioned design, the Novavax COVID vaccine hasn’t stirred hopes like some of the others. But with the pandemic still blazing away and nearly half the world yet to receive a single vaccine dose, it can make a big impact, argues Michael Head. It could end up protecting many of the world’s most vulnerable.
Western medicine has historically explained health physically, yet often doctors can’t find physical explanations for people’s symptoms – long COVID being a very big case in point. To treat this new, largely unexplained condition, it’s time to rethink what causes illness.
Plus, it might be set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Star Wars reflects the politics of our world. It can teach us a thing or two about the decline of democracy today. And the Leeds branch of HS2 is being cancelled – so we asked a transport expert to explain what this means for the north of England.
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Rob Reddick
Commissioning Editor, COVID-19
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Michael Head, University of Southampton
Beset by delays, this vaccine is becoming available when low-income countries are desperately short of doses.
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Alastair Santhouse, King's College London
Western medicine has always split the mind and the body. Long COVID reveals just how damaging this approach has been.
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David Kenny, Trinity College Dublin; Conor Casey, University of Liverpool
The beloved sci-fi series has plenty of lessons for our own galaxy.
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Artist’s impression of HS2 train.
HS2
Colin Bamford, University of Huddersfield
For Yorkshire and the north-east of England, being connected to the high-speed rail network was an investment in the future.
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Politics + Society
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Helen Roche, Durham University
Even after the notorious Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, some headmasters thought pupil exchanges with Nazi Germany were a good idea.
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Alexandra Fowler, University of Westminster
International sanctions make it almost impossible for the UK to repay the decades-old debt.
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Sally Pezaro, Coventry University; Amanda Firth, University of Huddersfield
Black women are four times more likely to die when childbearing than white women.
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Rebecca Adami, Stockholm University; Katy Dineen, University College Cork
Children have been widely referred to as “vectors” of COVID-19.
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Environment + Energy
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Jack Marley, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Experts from around the world react to the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, United Nations University
Research on the front lines of climate change highlights the need to address the mental health outcomes of extreme weather events.
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Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, University of Oxford
Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.
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Health + Medicine
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Katherine Woolf, UCL
Making vaccination mandatory for NHS staff is likely to leave hospitals struggling, says an expert
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John Hough, Nottingham Trent University
Despite some claims, ‘overtraining’ is likely the last reason you’re struggling to lose weight.
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Arts + Culture
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Katherine O'Lone, University of Cambridge; Julian Hargreaves, University of Cambridge
Interfaith, peacebuilding and what can happen when people of different faiths work together.
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Science + Technology
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Chaminda Hewage, Cardiff Metropolitan University; Elochukwu Ukwandu, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Creating and managing strong passwords is easier said than done. But it’s worth doing to protect your security online.
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