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[COVID-19 may cause 'significant' cognitive deficits, study says](https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/covid-brain-damage) | STEPHEN JOHNSON | 28 October 2020 > A growing body of research suggests COVID-19 can cause neurological damage in some patients.

[UK approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, will begin shots in days](https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/uk-covid-vaccine) | Stephen Johnson | 2 December 2020 - U.K. issued emergency authorization for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. - U.S. will...

[How officials will ensure the COVID-19 vaccine stays cold enough in transit](https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/covid-vaccine-cold-transit) | Reuben Jackson | 3 December 2020 - Pfizer's vaccine needs to be kept at -100°F (-73°C) until...

[Preliminary genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in the UK defined by a novel set of spike mutations](https://virological.org/t/preliminary-genomic-characterisation-of-an-emergent-sars-cov-2-lineage-in-the-uk-defined-by-a-novel-set-of-spike-mutations/563) | 19 December 2020 Recently a distinct phylogenetic cluster (named lineage...

[7 expert perspectives on what COVID-19 means for the planet](https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/experts-on-covid-19-environment) | Douglas Broom | 27 December 2020 1. COVID-19 may have cut air pollution but we haven't beaten climate change...

[5 big predictions for 2021](https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/2021-predictions) | Derek Beres | 28 December 2020 - A deeper appreciation for science - A renewed focus on climate change - Letting go of the...

[Benefits of Getting Vaccinated](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html) | CDC | 5 JAN 21' - [Different Vaccines](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines.html) | 15 JAN 21' - [Are the vaccines safe?](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety.html) | 22 DEC 20' - [Will the vaccines...

[Covid: Vaccinated people may spread virus, says Van-Tam](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55784199) | 25 January 2021 > People who have received a Covid-19 vaccine could still pass the virus on to others and should...

[Covid-19: Hong Kong approves use of BioNTech vaccine – first batch arriving as early as Feb](https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/25/covid-19-hong-kong-approves-use-of-biontech-vaccine-first-batch-arriving-as-early-as-feb/) | 25 January 2021 > The advisory panel on Covid-19 vaccines recommended the use...

[One year of COVID-19: What will we learn?](https://bigthink.com/13-8/post-covid-world) | 17 February 2021 - Science is essential. - Rethink who we are. A human hive. - Rethink social structure and inequality....