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FILE PHOTO: A woman queues to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine outside a closed down Debenhams store that is being used as a vaccination centre in Folkestone, Kent, Britain January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Coronavirus chronicle

UK national security prevents publication of vaccine supply data - junior minister

The swiftest mass vaccination drive in history is stoking tensions across the world as big powers buy up doses in bulk and poorer nations try to navigate a financial and diplomatic minefield to...

Ferrets are used by scientists studying flu, SARS and other respiratory diseases because the animals can catch viruses through the nose much like humans do. Photo: Peter Kovalev\TASS
Coronavirus chronicle

Nasal spray prevents Covid infection in ferrets, study finds

There is some evidence to suggest that coronavirus might behave differently during the winter. Photo: REUTERS
Health

How to avoid getting sick this winter amid Covid-19