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In a new study, researchers have suggested there’s substantial evidence to point towards a coronavirus epidemic that hit East Asia around 20,000 years ago. The research shows that the epidemic, which was present in the region for multiple years, left traces of itself in the genetic make-up of people from the region. “It should make us […]
As long as people exist, there will always be pandemics and outbreaks. But has there been anything like the novel coronavirus in the last two decades? COVID-19 nearly brought the entire world to a standstill, and despite the fact that Atlanta strip clubs and hookah bars appeared to stay open, even as more of the […]
Nature, as the kids say, is healing. Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) says one of its intensive care units has not a single COVID-19 patient for the first time in over 14 months. The network took to Twitter on Wednesday to make the announcement, along with a video of staff at Toronto General Hospital’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care […]
There’s no question that COVID pandemic has drastically impacted global supply chains, causing shortages of everyday items, like kitchen appliances, lumber, chlorine, and even ketchup packets. But perhaps the most surprising disruption is the reported surplus of the wildly popular Girl Scout cookies, which are usually sold during the spring season. The organization told the New York Times they’ve been left with […]
Novavax announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, demonstrated 90.4 percent efficacy overall in its Phase 3 trial. In a press release on Monday, Stanley C. Erck—Novavax’s president and CEO—said the newly announced trial results sets up the company as “one step closer” to addressing the global need for additional COVID-19 vaccine options. “These clinical […]
A Quiet Place Part II became the first movie of the pandemic era to surpass $100 million in U.S. ticket sales, after earning nearly $12 million to top the box office over the weekend. Variety reports the John Krasinski-directed thriller has generated a total of $108 million at the domestic box office and another $80 million internationally. Starring Emily […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci is again reminding Americans of the importance of securing high vaccination numbers when it comes to the fight against variants. During a press conference on Tuesday, Fauci turned the proceedings to a topic he said has gained “a lot more attention” in recent days, i.e. variants. More specifically, Fauci pointed to the […]
The U.S. managing to meet President Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal is now a “very unlikely” outcome, per a new report detailing the current patterns in vaccination data nationwide. Per the results of a week-long analysis from the Washington Post, the U.S. is currently averaging less than one million shots each day, which marks a decline […]
The pandemic is not over, and the World Health Organization wants countries to avoid thinking that it is. At the 74th World Health Assembly on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that any country thinking the pandemic is over is making a huge error. “The reality is, we still have a lot of work to do […]
Kim Kardashian revealed her family’s frontline battle with the pandemic on a new episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Kim disclosed that all four of her children—North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm—as well as herself were diagnosed with COVID-19. “Every other day I felt like shit,” Kim says in a clip. “I had body aches.” Because she […]
