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SARS-CoV-2

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

The covid-19 pandemic has been linked to a decline in the proportion of male babies being born, in line with previous findings that fewer boys are born after population-wide stressful events

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Being vaccinated against the coronavirus may reduce the risk of long covid with a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Coronavirus vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths

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A pharmacist administers a flu vaccine ahead of the UK's 2022/23 flu season

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NHS invites 12 million people to have booster to ward off ‘twindemic’

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

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The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

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An increased number of girls are going through premature sexual development amid the pandemic

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Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls

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In severe cases, covid-19 may cause certain neurological and psychiatric conditions for up to two years post-infection

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Covid-19 linked to higher risk of brain conditions up to two years on

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More than half of people who are infected with omicron may be unaware they are carrying the virus

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More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

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A pregnant person receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania in February 2021

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Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy not linked to miscarriage or stillbirth

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Antibodies attacking SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that can cause covid-19

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Immunity for common cold coronaviruses may ward off severe covid-19

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A person is vaccinated against covid-19 at Wembley Stadium in London, the UK, in December 2021

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Could next-generation vaccines finally end the covid-19 pandemic?

Nasal vaccines that prevent people from catching the coronavirus may help stem transmission, while universal vaccines could target proteins found in every SARS-CoV-2 variant

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Long covid symptoms may include hair loss and ejaculation difficulties

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Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold

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Sewage surveillance spots new covid-19 variants as effectively as PCRs

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