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Dr Wu Lien-teh: Face mask pioneer who helped defeat a plague epidemic

Dr Wu Lien-teh helped to end the Manchurian plague outbreak of 1910-11 with the use of face masks he had designed made from cotton and gauze, and stopped the disease from reaching other parts of China

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Should you get a test to measure antibodies after a covid-19 vaccine?

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Giving vaccine to older people first could help the coronavirus evolve

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People who have had covid-19 may only need one dose of vaccine

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A citizen in the US receives their coronavirus vaccination

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US allows people vaccinated against covid-19 to mix indoors again

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Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier holds a thank-you card after being vaccinated in Adelaide, Australia

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How will zero-covid countries safely reopen their borders?

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Coronavirus vaccines may reduce or eliminate symptoms of long covid

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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

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Coronavirus variant names are too confusing – there is a better way

The names given to new coronavirus variants and bacteria can be difficult to use or understand. Using a pre-generated list of names would be better, says Mark Pallen

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The covid-19 pandemic makes plain the consequences of abusing nature

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Unexpected beauty of cancer research revealed in competition shortlist

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Become a dangerous diseases hunter by tracing cell structures online

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Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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