This Tiny Device Tests for Current and Past COVID Infections
A group of Boston researchers have designed a postcard-sized test that can detect both a SARS-CoV-2 infection and the presence...
Month: August 2022
More Texas teachers on verge of quitting than at any time in the last 40 years, survey finds
More Texas teachers are considering leaving the profession than at any point in the last 40 years, according to new...
After a long wait, it’s still a struggle to get young kids vaccinated against COVID
The headlines are blaring once again about COVID vaccine hesitancy, lifting up a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey that found that...
How the covid economy triggered soaring costs at this dream home
Carrie and Nate LaChance were watching HGTV from their home in Orlando in 2018 when montages of stunning, palatial houses...
Can COVID rapid tests really detect if you’re contagious with new omicron variants?
The alarming spread of omicron subvariants — particularly BA.5, which has quickly become the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S....
Immunity for common cold coronaviruses may ward off severe covid-19
In a laboratory experiment, a strong T-cell response against the coronaviruses that cause common cold-like symptoms was linked to greater...
Jack Dorsey tweets ‘End the CCP’ over China ‘Zero COVID’ measures
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey slammed the Chinese Community Party over the weekend in response to a report on Beijing’s continuing...
COVID lockdown at ‘China’s Hawaii’ widens
A lockdown on the Chinese island of Hainan has been extended to cover several cities. The tourism-dependent province, which had...
Vaccines for Covid-19 aren’t required in schools this fall
For the third summer in a row, school leaders are facing the question of what — if anything — they’re...
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Concerns And Precautions Among Adults Who Report A Weakened Or Compromised Immune System
As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rise in a surge driven by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant alongside the...