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Sweden’s Pandemic Experiment
When the coronavirus arrived, the country decided not to implement lockdowns or recommend masks. How has it fared?
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The Pandemic’s Wrongest Man
In a crowded field of wrongness, one person stands out: Alex Berenson.
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Biden, CDC director warn of virus rebound if nation lets up
President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and other restrictions to be maintained or restored to stave off a “fourth surge” of COVID-19. The head of the CDC said she had a feeling of “impending doom” if people keep easing off.
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Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid
It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.
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Could an accident have caused COVID-19? Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory shouldn't be dismissed
I have reported on safety lapses at elite U.S. labs. There is no reason to believe they aren’t happening at labs in other countries as well.
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Can we get rid of Covid-19 forever?
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U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting it up for additional approvals around the world.
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Not a single case of flu detected by Public Health England in 2021
Experts say decline in infections could justify continued use of hand sanitiser and masks following coronavirus pandemic
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Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting
Surface transmission is a very uncommon way of getting COVID. We should focus most of our attention on the airborne route, potentially saving millions of dollars on obsessive cleaning practices.
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White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO COVID report, demands early data from China
The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying it has "deep concerns" about the way the findings of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 report were communicated.
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All the Coronavirus in the World Could Fit Inside a Coke Can, With Plenty of Room to Spare
When calculating the total volume, let's remember that SARS-CoV-2 particles are extremely small. Estimates of the diameter range from 80 to 120 nanometers.
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Pfizer vaccine found to give strong immune response to new Covid variants
Study finds patients have strong T-cell response after one jab, and second boosts antibody response
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Facebook will now take down posts claiming vaccines cause autism
Claims that vaccines are ineffective will also be removed.
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Scientists Invented Freeze-Dried Vaccines That Can Be Rehydrated on Demand
The bacterial vaccines are freeze-dried like strawberries in cereal, don't need refrigeration, and could be extended to viral vaccines.
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Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
Medic at heart of original outbreak tells BBC documentary staff were not allowed to wear masks despite concern about human transmission
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The deadly viruses that vanished without trace
Scientists are only just starting to unravel why some viruses disappear, while others can linger and cause disease for centuries.
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Was Will Smith's Film on a '2021 Failed Vaccinations Apocalypse' Predicting Our Year?
Even though 2021 started with a high dose of positive sentiment around the world, as people hoped for an end to the pandemic that has rocked the world for over a year now, many social media users are starting to have second thoughts regarding vaccines that have already been rolled out in recent weeks, especially those who watched Will Smith's 2007 I'm Legend.
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CDC has not seen emergence of a highly contagious U.S. variant of coronavirus
The White House coronavirus task force said there could be a new variant of the virus that evolved in the U.S. and is driving spread, a document obtained by NBC News said.
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The Mutated Virus Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Anew variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the globe. It was first identified in the United Kingdom, where it is rapidly spreading, and has been found in multiple countries. Viruses mutate all the time, often with no impact, but this one appears to be more transmissible than other variants—meaning it spreads more easily. Barely one day after officials announced that America’s first case of the variant had been found in the United States, in a Colorado man with no history of travel, an additional case was found in California.
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A New Therapy to Prevent People With SARS-CoV-2 From Getting Sick Just Started Trials
Scientists in the UK have just recruited the first participants in the world to be part of a new long-acting antibody study.
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