Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is criticizing the COVID-19 vaccine while failing to mention key details that change the scope of his assessment. On Friday, January 22, the Kentucky senator appeared on Fox News with Laura Ingraham where he referenced the...
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Saturday said people getting COVID-19 booster shots every four to five months is "not a good scenario" and argued that an annual vaccine would be a better approach to fighting the virus.Bourla told the Hebrew...
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The Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in November 2021 by doctors and virologists in South Africa, has spread rapidly across the globe — supplanting the pandemic's previously-dominant Delta variant without causing additionally...
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Fox News host and anti-vaxxer Tucker Carlson made the analogy that mandating vaccine requirements to protect Americans is akin performing horrific medical experiments by the Nazis.
Robert Malone, a virologist who claims credit without any...
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Joe Rogan's controversial interview with anti-vaccination virologist Dr. Robert Malone caused such an uproar that more than scientists, doctors, and other health professionals signed an open letter to Spotify as a petition for his podcast to be...
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A significant portion of people who contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus - some estimates suggest more than 40 percent - suffer chronic effects known as Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), commonly referred to as long COVID. PASC symptoms include...
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With Omicron evading the current crop of vaccines with effortless ease and the UK Government withdrawing most other virus-control measures, there is no rational justification for vaccine mandates for healthcare staff.
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N95s offer the best protection against airborne viruses of any disposable mask. Here's how they work, what a good fit looks like, and who shouldn't wear them.
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A study published in Indoor Air simulated the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on a flight from London to Hanoi and on another flight from Singapore to Hangzhou.
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Studies since the start of the pandemic have noted that pigs exposed to the coronavirus don't show clinical signs of disease nor do they transmit the virus to other animals. Scientists have uncovered important clues that shed light on why pigs don't...
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The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 66 Centers of Excellence and 10 Affiliates in 35 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans, and the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnologies at...
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 -- If you need more proof that a third shot of COVID vaccine is needed, new British research confirms that boosters can "neutralize" the virus' Omicron variant.
To arrive at that conclusion, they analyzed 620 blood samples...
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 -- New research shows that mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus bite more often, which triples the risk of transmitting the disease to people.
Dengue is one of the most common mosquito-borne diseases. It affects more...
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Based in lack of trust that is often fanned by politicians, the media, and others, misinformation has not only caused arguments but arguably has also cost many lives. Medscape Medical News
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A team of biology researchers at Georgia State University has found that some of the newer variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect the respiratory tract of wild mice, unlike the original strain that emerged from China.
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Novak Djokovic has not taken a COVID-19 vaccine and apparently does not have plans to do so. He seems to be focused instead on developing a treatment for the virus.
Djokovic and his wife bought an 80 percent ownership stake in Danish biotech company...
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A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, has identified a new potential pathway for developing therapeutics that target...
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Chula researchers recently launched a fast-acting, alcohol-free disinfectant for viruses and bacteria that is gentle on the hands. Nationally patented, the innovation was selected as a souvenir for the Thailand Research Expo 2021.
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The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 -- Breastfeeding moms can rest easier: New research finds no evidence their milk transmits the virus that causes COVID-19 to their babies.
“Breast milk is an invaluable source of nutrition to infants," said lead author...
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