Tag: infections
Will Australia follow Europe into a fourth COVID wave? Boosters, vaccinating kids, ventilation and masks may help us avoid it
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Europe is facing a fourth wave of COVID. As we watch on, it is reasonable to ask whether Australia will be...
What Causes Infections and Do They Spread?
Children are susceptible to infections that often cause illness. Children get into care services and early childhood education while their immune systems are not...
Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong
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If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media,...
Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might
Keeping in touch with nature may assist with allergy protection.
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Over the past few decades, allergies and asthma have become common childhood...