Tag: COVID-19

Wuhan lab created coronaviruses ‘10,000-times stronger than usual’

A WUHAN lab-created coronavirus strains that were up to 10,000-times stronger than…

What You Really Need to Know About Your Penis, COVID, and Vaccines

What You Really Need to Know About Your Penis, COVID, and Vaccines…

States are sounding the alarm on Covid-19 outbreaks among school-age children – CNN

As school districts across the country reopen, some state officials are voicing…

Surgeon general: New vaccine policies neither illegal nor unusual

“We have to put this in context,” Vivek Murthy said. Source: Surgeon…

The nurses who organized BC’s hospital protests aren’t who you think they are – BC News

An organization claiming to represent Canadian nurses which spreads dangerous misinformation about…

Data shows the U.S. is the world’s largest Covid vaccine donor — way ahead of China

The U.S. has donated and delivered more than 114 million doses of…

8 Tennessee public school employees dead from COVID in first month of school – Tennessee Lookout

At least seven Tennessee public school employees have died from COVID-19 since…

New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S.

The total, estimated by researchers at the University of Washington, is 57%…

Global Vaccine Tracking

Survey insights into which countries are most and least opposed to vaccinations,…

New Studies Find Evidence Of ‘Superhuman’ Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals

That’s how some scientists describe the findings of a series of studies…

WHO says Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to stay

Covid-19 could become endemic like the flu and circulate in the population…

Teacher exodus: Summer retirements up 38% year-over-year in Oklahoma

“They see us as servants, as a lower class to ‘handle’ their…

What the Sturgis rally shows us about the delta variant – The Washington Post

South Dakota has high population immunity — and still saw a huge…

French doctors demand protection from death threats at work

French doctors and scientists are calling on authorities to take action against…

The Year in Funnies

Some gags about how we lived in 2020, to one day help…

New ‘mu’ COVID variant now found in 49 U.S. states

Since being discovered in Colombia in January, the Mu variant of COVID-19…

Anti-vaxxers have a dangerous theory called “natural immunity.” Now it’s going mainstream.

“Your body is an amazing being—it knows how to take care of…

Across The COVID-Ravaged South, High-Level Life Support Is Difficult To Find

ECMO, the highest level of mechanical life support, functions as a temporary…

By the end of the year, wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion vaccine doses they don’t need

Wealthy countries face mounting pressure to divert COVID-19 vaccine supplies to lower-income…

Indian State Will Offer Ivermectin To Entire Adult Population — Even As WHO Warns Against Its Use As Covid-19 Treatment

Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug and its effectiveness as a Covid-19 treatment…

Virus czar calls to begin readying for eventual 4th vaccine dose

Salman Zarka says COVID-19 is here to stay for and that next…

People have no idea what covid does and what choices need to be made when looking after those patients. I really feel for my colleagues.

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care

The delta variant is pummeling America’s hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care…

Every kindergarten teacher at a San Antonio school test positive for COVID-19

Parents found out from one another, not the school. Source: Every kindergarten…

COVID-19 threatens to cause a global coffee shortage as major export hub goes into lockdown

Lockdown measures to manage the aggressive Delta variant have meant Vietnam’s coffee…

15 Miami-Dade educators die from COVID-19 in 10 days

One of the educators that lost their life to COVID-19 was Abe…

COVID-19 Cases Surge After Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

COVID-19 cases have spiked in South Dakota since the annual Sturgis motorcycle…

Mu Covid Variant: Los Angeles Officials Say First Cases Of New Strain Have Arrived

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said U.S. public health officials are “keeping…

Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say

The pre-print paper, which tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages…

Delta variant renders herd immunity from Covid ‘mythical’

Head of Oxford Vaccine Group rules out overall immunity, but also questions…

C.1.2 Variant, Most Mutated COVID Strain So Far, Detected in Nine Countries

Scientists noted that the newly-discovered variant seems to have an unusually high…

70 per cent of Canadian businesses struggling to find skilled talent, most seek to recruit outside of Canada. – TechBomb News

79 per cent said the pandemic changed the way they work, and…

Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of COVID-19

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district closed its schools…

Xiaomi Launches CyberDog – An Open Source Quadruped Robot Companion – Mi Blog

RMB 9,999 Source: Xiaomi Launches CyberDog – An Open Source Quadruped Robot…

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’ – France 24

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’ Source: WHO monitoring new coronavirus…

Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a…

When COVID Deaths Are Dismissed Or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame And Anger

After their brother died, two sisters faced a barrage of misinformation, pandemic…

How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment

Most Covid-19 drug treatments that have been included in trials haven’t panned…

Covid Vaccine Antibodies Have Unlikely Hero: Immune System – Bloomberg

Antibodies against the coronavirus wane over time, but the immune system has…

‘This is not normal,’ Edmonton doctor says as hospitals fill up with unvaccinated patients | CBC Radio

Alberta has been facing thousands of new coronavirus cases since last week…

Alberta doctors holding COVID-19 updates in absence of province briefings | Globalnews.ca

Outspoken Calgary E.R. doctor Dr. Joe Vipond said the panel is in…

Air travel sees sharp decline as delta variant continues to derail vacation plans

“The summer travel boom is at risk of stalling out as we…

U.S. intelligence agencies split on Covid-19 origins, offer no high-confidence conclusions in new report

In May, Biden ordered a closer intelligence review of what he described…

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants

All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time….

New COVID variant detected in South Africa, most mutated variant so far

The C.1.2 variant first detected in South Africa is more mutated compared…

How ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ Sold Access to Ivermectin

“My wife is in the ICU now. Had I gotten the meds…

Wearing a Mask Is Biblical

Asserting rights is all about me, but wearing a mask is all…

Ontario to institute vaccine passport system, sources say | CBC News

Ontario will announce a form of proof-of-vaccine certification — commonly known as a “vaccine…

4,811 recovered Israeli COVID patients got reinfected — TV | The Times of Israel

Source: 4,811 recovered Israeli COVID patients got reinfected — TV | The…

Ontario health-care workers warn of ‘brutal’ nurse shortage as hospitals brace for 4th wave | CBC News

Critical care nurses in southern Ontario have reached a breaking point after…