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COVID in Shanghai: Ordinary people under lockdown – Part 2

August 11, 2022 Zhang Mengying

COVID lockdowns have had practical impacts on people in China for years now and even the biggest cities have not been immune to quarantines.

Hong Kong exodus grows on COVID-19 policies – Part 1

May 30, 2022 Anticentric

Hong Kong exodus grows on COVID-19 policies that are unpredictable and push people as much as rising cases. Leaving Hong Kong is not easy due to flight bans, testing and cancelled routes. Avoiding positive tests emerges as biggest challenge before joining the exodus. An exodus out of Hong Kong has grown. Spooked

Anti-vaxxer movements are on the rise

Anti-vaxxer movements are on the rise: Podcast

October 6, 2020 Alfred Romann

Anti-vaxxer movements are on the rise even as more than 178 teams of researchers work around the clock to develop vaccines and treatments to deal with COVID-19, the disease that has brought the global economy to a screeching halt.

Mental health: COVID-19 claims millions of uninfected victims

September 12, 2020 Sergio Held

In the fight against COVID-19, infection is not the only danger. Uncertainty, months of lockdowns, and even the fear of death is affecting the mental health of billions of people. COVID-19 depression is a real and debilitating thing.

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With their loud and effective campaigns, anti-vaxxers could hurt efforts to build COVID-19 herd immunity

July 17, 2020 Alfred Romann

Anti-vaccine attitudes are gaining traction globally thanks in part to effective social media campaigns and messaging. The spread of this anti-vaccine messaging could make it impossible to protect against Covid-19.

Anti-vaxxers: Mandatory vaccination a point of contention in midst of Covid-19

June 16, 2020 Sergio Held

Among people who are hesitant about vaccines, there are rising concerns that a mandatory shot for Covid-19 is in the offing. Courts have not made decisions against vaccination programs.

Myths and misinformation a scourge to health care across South Asia

June 2, 2020 Khawar Khan

As dangerous as Covid-19 has proven to be, it is made worse by misinformation, fear and illiteracy.

Between a virus and a hot place: Amazon tribes move across borders and face extinction

May 24, 2020 Sergio Held

Indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest could be disproportionally affected by the spread of COVID-19. Governments are not working together to deal with the challenge.

‘We have to accept that not developing a vaccine is a possibility’: A philosopher in the age of pandemic

May 20, 2020 Anticentric

Mookie Tenenbaum: ‘Humans aren’t robots. You can’t tell people to stay six feet apart forever.’

Vaccines: Level of mistrust remains high despite overabundance of data

May 6, 2020 Alfred Romann

Despite enormous amounts of evidence as to how helpful vaccines are, doubts continue to exist.

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