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Immunologist Fatiha El Hilali started trying to counter fake news about vaccines after seeing a close friend die from Covid-19 (Credit: Kang-Chun Cheng)
Covid-19

How Covid-19 myths travelled the world

By Jacob Kushner and Kang-Chun Cheng in Morocco

When you get one virus, can you get another one at the same time? (Credit: Getty Images)
Virus

Why a 'tripledemic' comes in waves

By Amber Dance
Nationwide lockdowns due to Covid-19 led to millions isolating themselves from others in ways that would have been unimaginable previously (Credit: Noah Seelam/Getty Images)
How To Think About X

Why the world feels so uncertain

By Tim Palmer
Adele underwent surgery on her vocal folds in 2011 after complaining of a chest infection (Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Health

How Covid can change your singing voice

By Isabelle Gerretsen
A woman wearing a mask in New York City in December 2022 (Credit: Getty Images)
Immune Response

The covert winter wave of Covid-19

By David Cox
Information about the state of Covid-19 infections, deaths and vaccinations are scarce in the disputed region of Western Sahara (Credit: Kang-Chun Cheng)
Immune Response

North Africa's Covid 'black hole'

By Jacob Kushner with photos by Kang-Chun Cheng in Western Sahara and Morocco
A health worker administering a Covid-19 vaccine in Ecuador, 2022 (Credit: Getty Images)
Immune Response

Do any Covid jabs work on all variants?

By David Cox
A health worker preparing Covid-19 vaccine doses in South Africa (Credit: Getty Images)
The Health Gap

The people left out of Covid-19 trials

By Sandy Ong and Emma Bryce
There is growing evidence that children are suffering from the affects of long Covid but in ways that may be different to adults (Credit: Mohammed Abed/Getty Images)
Covid-19

How long Covid is affecting children

By David Cox
Test tube and solution (Credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images)
Covid-19

Why Covid tests make you feel ill

By David Robson
MRI image of the brain (Credit: Alamy)
Immune Response

What Covid-19 could do to our brains

By David Cox
Crowd of Tokyo train commuters in masks (Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
Covid-19

The year of the mask

By Stephen Dowling/Images chosen by Javier Hirschfeld
A lab technician working on a vaccine at Sinovac Biotech in China (Credit: Getty Images)
Immune Response

The dash for new Covid-19 vaccines

By David Cox
Compulsory vaccination in Jersey City, New Jersey (Credit: Alamy)
Immune Response

The long history of vaccine mandates

By Christine Ro
In Singapore, it's common for young children to wear masks against Covid – but some parents worry it might affect their development (Credit: Getty Images)
Family Tree

How face masks affect young children

By Sandy Ong
Israel has vaccinated more than half of 12 to 15-year-olds against Covid-19 – and even some younger children who are at special risk (Credit: Reuters)
Family Tree

Should young kids get the Covid-19 jab?

By Josie Glausiusz