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CSIC experts analyze the social consequences of a crisis that has disrupted habits and mentalities.

In recent days, the autonomous communities are reporting an increasing number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain. Given the rebound in infections, it is worth wondering if a return to the worst of the pandemic is a real possibility.

As hundreds of scientists around the world scramble to find them, anti-vaccine movements can jeopardize their credibility.

Would a vaccine alone be enough to stop the pandemic and allow life to return to normal?

Some research has already shown that, beyond the respiratory tract, coronaviruses have the ability to spread to other organs, including the brain.

This question about the mechanism of transmission of the virus has been the subject of intense debate in the scientific community since the beginning of the pandemic, sometimes with contradictory positions. But, as always in medicine, there is never a simple answer.

We tell you what is the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in airplanes and what are the security measures that airlines have implemented.

This is what we know about the transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 in swimming pools, both outdoors and indoors.