Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron
With the rise of omicron came the fall of long-lasting protection from reinfection with the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, ...
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COVID deaths steadily decline in Minnesota, data show
COVID has killed fewer people each year since the pandemic started, steadily dropping from a high of just under 6,000 in 2020 ...
China’s social media reels at Musk’s ‘bioweapon theory’ for Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese internet users react to claim that USAID-funded research led to creation of the virus, contradicting scientific ...
Long COVID: women at greater risk compared to men – could immune system differences be the cause?
While researchers don’t currently know why women are at greater risk of long COVID, differences in the way men’s and women’s ...
Ex-fraud investigator for NYC Dept. of Homeless Services gets 27 months for COVID scam
Brooklyn resident Olabanji Otufale, 41, accessed the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and photos of city ...
Did COVID-19 prediction formulas miss something? New study suggests yes
A new study published by an interdisciplinary team of researchers, including several from the University of Florida, suggests ...
Trump taps new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...
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Top 10 eye procedures among Medicare users fell by nearly 18% during pandemic, data shows
The number of common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries overall declined by 17.9% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology.
The failure of COVID emergency funds for schools should serve as a cautionary tale
Despite an unprecedented amount of money spent through ESSER funds, student achievement continues to plummet, leading to a ...
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Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study
Background Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The ...
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A look back at the impact of COVID-19, 5 years later
It's been five years since COVID-19 officially became a global health emergency. A month later, the pandemic changed most aspects of everyday life. Years later, health experts ...