-
+19 +1
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
Since May 2021, people living in counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump during the last presidential election have been nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 as those who live in areas that went for now-President Biden. That's according to a new analysis by NPR that examines how political polarization and misinformation are driving a significant share of the deaths in the pandemic.
-
+16 +1
Covid: Face masks rules return in England amid Omicron spread
Face coverings have become mandatory again on public transport and shops in England in an effort to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. People arriving in the UK from abroad will now also have to take a PCR test and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. It comes after 14 cases of the new variant were detected in the UK.
-
+21 +1
China says Winter Olympics will proceed as planned despite Omicron challenge
China expects to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics "smoothly" and on schedule, despite challenges posed by the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular daily briefing on Tuesday.
-
+20 +1
‘South Park: Post COVID’ Takes On Pandemic Fatigue, Variants And Anti-Vaxxers
South Park: Post COVID marks the first of two South Park movies this year for Paramount+, with twelve more to come, along with six more seasons of the show. That’s a lot of South Park, but Post COVID proves a surprisingly compelling story.
-
+18 +1
Greece asks faithful to be COVID-clear to attend church
Greece introduced new restrictions obliging churchgoers to present negative COVID-19 tests to attend services on Sunday following a surge in infections in recent weeks.
-
+17 +1
Where did the time go? Blame the pandemic | CBC News
For many of us, the last 20 months have flown by. Experts say that's because the monotony of pandemic life has robbed us of the unique experiences our brains use to make memories and track time.
-
+4 +1
Wildlife sold in China markets is 'pandemic waiting to happen', study finds
Wildlife species sold in wet markets in China were linked to the emergence of Covid-19 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars. Now, a comprehensive survey of viral pathogens has found that they harbour a range of diseases threatening humans and other animals.
-
+17 +1
Zola: Origin of the Coronavirus
Back in 2019, I was very upset about climate change and its effect on the environment. So, I decided to have a conversation with my good friend, God. Zola: “It’s been almost 40 years…
-
+19 +1
New York state health care workers will no longer have religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccine mandate, court rules
New York State health care workers will no longer have a religious exemption to the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate after a federal appeals court vacated a temporary injunction Friday. The three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit also sent the two court cases back to the lower courts to continue.
-
+23 +1
Long Covid ‘is a very debilitating condition with serious cognitive conditions,’ says researcher behind new study
The author of a new study discussed the damaging impacts for “long Covid” patients, people whose symptoms last months after initially becoming infected. “Our work and the work of others has shown that this affects people’s abilities to make plans, synthesize information, and do their daily activities of work,” said David Putrino, the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
-
+17 +1
COVID-19 disinformation backfires as Russian deaths climb, EU says
A systematic disinformation campaign in Russian media to foster doubts and misgivings about COVID-19 vaccines in the West has backfired as the death toll in Russia rises to record daily tolls, a European Union report said on Thursday.
-
+4 +1
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine ‘91% effective’ in children aged 5-11
Children-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5-to 11-year-olds, according to details of a study released on Friday. The study tracked 2,268 kids in that age group who received two shots three weeks apart of either a placebo or the low-dose vaccine. Each dose was one-third the amount given to teens and adults.
-
+20 +1
Bane-Like Razer Zephyr N95 Mask Is Real, and You Can Buy It
Razer is taking on the COVID-19 pandemic by launching its new Zephyr face masks, which are designed to keep gamers safe — if you’re brave enough to wear them in public. Though the Razer Zephyr, originally announced as Project Hazel, has a similar black-clad aesthetic as most of the company’s gaming laptops, the gaming-forward, RGB-lit dual fans on your face could make the contraption seem a bit ostentatious as a face covering. Don’t expect to go incognito when you’re donning the Zephyr.
-
+12 +1
What We Lose When We Don't Interact With Strangers
The proximity to other human beings, or the second-hand exposure to a smile or a nod, can be intoxicating. We don’t know Cecilia Pesao, but we know her love story. Pesao met a stranger on a train while traveling from Paris to Barcelona. The two flirted a bit, didn’t exchange numbers, found each other on Twitter, then lost touch. A version of this story was adapted on Modern Love this year (with frills, of course).
-
+12 +1
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August
One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves. The Labor Department said that quits jumped to 4.3 million in August, the highest on records dating back to December 2000, and up from 4 million in July.
-
+15 +1
Receiving a Flu Shot and Covid Vaccine at the Same Time Is Safe, Study Finds
According to a clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Bristol, individuals can receive a flu shot and their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine simultaneously, Carl Zimmer reports for the New York Times. The preliminary results were released as a pre-print study in The Lancet in September and have not yet been peer-reviewed.
-
+23 +1
Apple Will Soon Let You Put Your Vaccination Card In Wallet
Apple will soon roll out COVID vaccination cards in its Wallet app, allowing people to demonstrate proof of vaccination through their iPhones and Apple Watches. The vaccination cards could be used by businesses or venues as a form of verification, similar to how you pull up credit cards or metro cards in the Wallet app.
-
+14 +1
COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to research published today, led by scientists at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science.
-
+14 +1
New preliminary evidence suggests coronavirus jumped from animals to humans multiple times
It’s more evidence a lab leak is very unlikely.
-
+17 +1
This algorithm screened travelers to Greece for COVID-19
Faced with limited resources in a pandemic, Greece turned to machine-learning software to decide which sorts of travelers to test for COVID-19 as they arrived in the country.
Submit a link
Start a discussion