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Only half of Americans plan to get Covid or flu vaccinations this year – study

Study also found that 37% who have gotten vaccines in the past do not plan on getting them this yearLess than half of Americans plan to get their Covid-19 vaccine [...]

Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science – podcast

Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new technique that uses food colouring to make skin [...]

Mother forced to wear PPE while newborn son died in her arms, Covid inquiry hears

Catherine Todd tells inquiry of losing son in hospital hours after his birth during pandemic after she contracted CovidA bereaved mother was forced to wear full PPE as her baby [...]

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study suggests

MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected, compared with 1.4 years for boysAdolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, [...]

Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says

Analysis from the Association for School and College Leaders warns extensive problems with learning, behaviour and absence to comeRepairing the damage to children’s education caused by the pandemic lockdowns and [...]

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