Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – an expert answers three key questions about these new COVID variants theconversation.com/omicron-bq-1-a… via The Conversation

Imagine you’re young, healthy and active. Then, one day, the rug is pulled out from under you. You have #LongCovid. Our second The Conversation piece Ana Leite PhD @damienridge: What’s it like being a young person with long COVID? #CountLongCovid theconversation.com/whats-it-like-…

Six common COVID myths busted by a virologist (Stephen Griffin) and a public health expert (Simon Williams) 🦠💉😷 theconversation.com/six-common-cov… via The Conversation

I wrote an article for The Conversation about the Covid situation in China. While I welcome the end of their zero-COVID policy, which I believe was long overdue, I anticipate the transition out of it may be painful in the short term. 1/ theconversation.com/china-could-fa…

🧵So Kit Yates & I have written a short piece for The Conversation about why it makes sense to avoid infection (and reinfection) with Covid for as long as possible - and then there are things we can do to make that easier! Main points below! theconversation.com/covid-treatmen… 1/5

Some interesting analysis of what COVID might have in store this Christmas 🎄👇

Supporting a child with long COVID – tips from parents of children living with the condition theconversation.com/supporting-a-c… via The Conversation

Catching Covid can have a surprisingly long-lasting impact on sleep. I and Rebecca Crowley wrote about this for The Conversation in a piece published today. Royal Holloway Psychology RoyalHollowayScience theconversation.com/how-covid-can-…

Bivalent #CovidVaccines have now been in use for a few months. My latest piece in The Conversation on how they’re stacking up against the #OmicronVariant. Thanks again to Phoebe Roth. #VaccinesSaveLives theconversation.com/bivalent-covid…

New, from me, in The Conversation “Andrew Bridgen: how anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries” theconversation.com/andrew-bridgen… #antivax #publichealth #vaccineswork #globalhealth

Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? The evidence is lacking Prof Sheena Cruickshank (she/her) explains 😷👇 theconversation.com/does-covid-rea… via The Conversation

Love languages 💕 may not be backed by much science, but thoughtfulness in love and friendship is always welcome. A good Valentine's Day read from the Quarter Life desk at The Conversation: theconversation.com/love-languages…

COVID is a pandemic. That means it's unpredictable, and our immunity is not stable. We must consider population scale risk and protect, not single out, vulnerable people. Huge thanks to Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social and Phoebe Roth for steering me straight The Conversation theconversation.com/covid-vaccines…

Our latest The Conversation Insights long read is from ethnographer who spent time with vaccine sceptics in rural Sweden to try and understand why they had lost trust in their government and media. theconversation.com/i-bonded-with-…

Doesn't it seem like we are hearing about virus outbreaks every other week? Bird flu, mpox, Marburg virus... I wrote this for the The Conversation to explain how viruses emerge and why the rate seems to be increasing. theconversation.com/covid-bird-flu…

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A new article in The Conversation discussing findings from our paper on Debt and Credit Payment Holiday during the pandemic: theconversation.com/credit-payment… With #MatthewSparkes & Senhu Wang Using data from Understanding Society Thanks to LHA @ UCL Cambridge Sociology Thanks to Phoebe Roth

New research published in Nature today shows a possible genetic reason for asymptomatic COVID infection. But is it that simple? I discuss the paper in my latest article for The Conversation

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