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No, COVID vaccines don’t stay in your body for years
As Australia strives to reach its national COVID vaccination targets, there’s unprecedented focus on the biological effects of vaccines. While…
Don’t wear earphones all day – your ears need to breathe
Shutterstock Charlotte Phelps, Bond University and Christian Moro, Bond University Wireless earphone sales are booming, with Apple alone selling an…
Why police should not be responsible for enforcing COVID vaccine certificates
With states and territories beginning to plan their reopening strategies, questions have been raised about whether vaccination passports or certificates…
‘Are you double dosed?’ How to ask friends and family if they’re vaccinated, and how to handle it if they say no
Shutterstock Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Julie Leask, University of Sydney The weekend is approaching, your fridge is…
Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be done
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand The COVID-19 pandemic has…
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Breakthrough malaria vaccine offers to reinvigorate the fight against the disease
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Shun frozen chicken, turkey, food preserved with formalin, NAFDAC tells Nigerians
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Monday in Abuja warned Nigerians to shun frozen poultry…
Stop eating placenta after childbirth, gynaecologist warns new mothers
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Tying legs after snakebite wrong, fuelling amputations, deaths –Physicians
Health experts have cautioned Nigerians against the practice of tying the legs of victims of snakebite with a cloth…