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Striking new evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as the pandemic's origin point
Was it a few raccoon dogs, inside a metal cage and stacked on top of a chicken coop? Or perhaps a lone red fox, curled up in the corner of its cage. Could one of these wild animals have triggered the entire COVID-19 pandemic late in 2019?
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‘Lots of happy tears’: joy as New Zealand opens border after two years of isolation
Tears, hugs, laughter and the shouts of children echoed through the arrivals halls of New Zealand, as the country opened its borders and lifted isolation requirements. “I’ve been waiting six months for this moment,” says Steve, 72, who was waiting for his fiancee, Karin, to arrive from Australia. “I’m over the moon,” he said. “I feel a bit shaky.”
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Apple may soon drop mask requirements for retail and corporate employees
Apple is starting to eliminate mask requirements for both retail and corporate US employees, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly told corporate staff that masks are now optional for vaccinated employees in regions where indoor-mask mandates have been dropped. Retail staff at specific locations were also told that masks will be optional starting today.
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COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic.
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Vaccinating mothers during pregnancy protects their babies from COVID
Maternal antibodies are passed through the placenta to the fetus, providing protection against COVID hospitalisation for infants.
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New vaccine demonstrates 100% efficacy against severe COVID, hospitalizations
Two doses of a new COVID vaccine that is based on a conventional approach has achieved stunning success.
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COVID-19 cases in the US have dropped 90% in the last 6 weeks
Daily COVID-19 cases have dropped 90% in the US since mid-January, according to new data. Johns Hopkins University said over a six-week period, new daily cases dropped from more than 802,000 to fewer than 80,000. Average daily case rates are back down to the level seen last November, right before the omicron variant was confirmed in the U.S.
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Covid-19: Compulsory tests for all Hong Kong residents, schools to halt early for summer
All Hong Kong residents will have to undergo compulsory Covid-19 testing, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday. Three rounds of testing will be carried out, Lam said, and up to 1 million tests will be conducted per day.
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Justin Bieber Tests Positive for COVID-19, Postpones Las Vegas Concert
“Justin is of course hugely disappointed, but the health and safety of his crew and fans is always his number one priority,” the venue wrote.
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How Covid changed medicine for the future
The global pandemic sparked a huge superhuman effort to control coronavirus. But the billions spent have also had an unexpected impact on medicine and science
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth catches COVID
Queen Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, sharpening concerns about the health of the world's longest-reigning monarch two weeks after she marked 70 years on the British throne.
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Our immune systems are remembering COVID-19 and fighting against its variants, study finds
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers wanted to know how well human beings are holding up against an onslaught of new variants. But, to figure out if our immune systems are up to the task would require a mathematical feat. So researchers turned to sophisticated computer models to find the answer.
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It's no longer about the virus — remote workers simply don't want to return to the office
"People see telework and remote work as something that can help them balance things in terms of work and family," Pew Research Center said.
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How a Virus Exposed the Myth of Rugged Individualism
Humans evolved to be interdependent, not self-sufficient
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Mysterious 'Russian Flu' 130 Years Ago May Have Been a Coronavirus, Scientists Say
In 1889, a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Russia and then spread across the globe, triggering at least three waves of infection over the course of several years.
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The Oscars Won’t Require Celebs to Be Vaxxed. What the Hell?
As the Academy reportedly won’t require vaccines or masks at this year’s ceremony, we’re not just curious who these unvaxxed celebs are, but what is the point of pandering to them?
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My conversation with a global health researcher about COVID-19
I enjoyed talking to Professor Devi Sridhar about how we end this pandemic and prevent the next one.
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Mysterious Link Between Vitamin D And COVID-19 Reaffirmed in 'Striking' New Findings
Israeli scientists said they found "striking" differences in the chances of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 when they compared patients who had sufficient vitamin D levels prior to contracting the disease, with those who didn't.
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A Johns Hopkins study says 'ill-founded' COVID lockdowns did more harm than good
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have concluded that lockdowns have done little to reduce COVID deaths but have had “devastating effects” on economies and numerous social ills. The study, titled “A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality,” said lockdowns in Europe and the U.S. reduced COVID-19 deaths by 0.2 percent.
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The World Loses Under Bill Gates’ Vaccine Colonialism
Gates pushed for a plan that would permit companies to hold exclusive rights to lifesaving medicines, no matter how much they benefited from public funding. Given the enormous influence Gates has in the global public health world, his vision ultimately won out in the Covax program—which enshrines monopoly patent rights and relies on the charitable whims of rich countries and pharmaceutical giants to provide vaccines to most of the world.
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