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Our verdict on The Dog Stars: A mixed response to this grim future

Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars was the 91av Book Club's read for August. Alison Flood rounds up how members felt about this novel, which is soon to be released as a film from Ridley Scott

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Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children

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Waste surveillance at just 20 airports could spot the next pandemic

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H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought

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Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans

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Risk of bird flu outbreak in cows causing pandemic is less than feared

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Permafrost in Alaska

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A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from Siberian permafrost

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Fewer than expected boys were born in England and Wales three months after lockdown was introduced

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Fewer boys born in England and Wales in early stage of the pandemic

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Origin of Black Death finally found in bacteria from Kyrgyzstan graves

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A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from 91av about the covid-19 pandemic

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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Plague never went away – now it could re-emerge in drug-resistant form

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How many people died due to the Black Death in Europe?

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Could monkeypox become a pandemic? Here’s everything you need to know

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