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Educational

A collection of articles explaining the facts behind immunisation and vaccines.

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How does the way we think affect our choices about vaccines?

11 Jul 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Educational

Paramyxoviridae is a family of negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses.

The Viral Most Wanted: The Paramyxovirus Family

9 Oct 2023

10 min read

Cross-posts Nipah Educational

Structure of Zika virus, dengue fever, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis viruses.

The Viral Most Wanted: The Flavivirus Family

4 Oct 2023

9 min read

Cross-posts Yellow fever Educational

Not all creatures infected by a pathogen succumb to disease — in fact, a well-known scientific yardstick is the dose at which half of a study’s animals die after exposure to a pathogen or toxin. What is the difference between those that survive and those that don’t? Credit: Knowable magazine

What if we tolerated diseases?

15 May 2023

14 min read

Cross-posts Educational Research summary

Ventorina Aculu of northern Uganda sits next to her adult son, Omac Alfred, who has a rare neurological disease known as nodding syndrome. Credit: Pat Robert Larubi

Under Debate: The Origins of Mysterious Neurological Disease

12 May 2023

12 min read

Cross-posts Educational

Review: Crip Camp

2 May 2023

5 min read

Polio Educational Book club

Open defecation free campaign held at Gujungu market, Jigawa. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

Poo-free zone: How Nigeria is winning the war against open defecation

17 Mar 2023

5 min read

Cholera Educational

#VaccinesWork’s top 10 Long COVID stories

15 Mar 2023

5 min read

COVID-19 Educational

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Diamonds in the Sky – A Kunle Afolayan Gem

27 Sep 2022

3 min read

Book club HPV Educational

How long after I get COVID-19 will I test negative?

13 Sep 2022

4 min read

COVID-19 Educational Videos Explainer

A physiotherapist helping patient with lifting dumbbells exercises.

The long tail: Post-Polio Syndrome

15 Aug 2022

4 min read

Polio Explainer Educational

Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm

4 Aug 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Educational

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