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Several Counties Of Pennsylvania Now Considered “High Transmission” Spots For COVID-19

The pandemic continues to ravage The United States, as the new infectious Delta variant has led to outbreaks in multiple states. Pennsylvania is one of the latest states to join the list, with the Western region highly affected. According to…

August 16, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Taiwan Just Rejected Covid Vaccine Candidate

There are more coronavirus vaccines that have been deployed all over the world, and these remain surrounded by controversy due to their potential side effects that can be harmful to some. Reuters press agency just revealed that Taiwan just rejected…

August 16, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Shocking Truth: What Comes Next With The Covid 19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus and the terrible disease that it can trigger, Covid 19, are subjects that seem to be here to stay a little longer. As CNN notes, we’re in the middle of the fourth wave, and although more than…

August 16, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

NIH Director Predicts 200.000 COVID Cases per Day in Less Than 2 Weeks if People Refuse to Follow Guidelines

The director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, made some alarming declarations regarding the expected surge in COVID cases. As Dr Collins explained in a Sunday Interview, the current situation is generated by the significant number of people…

August 16, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Record Number Of Children Are Hospitalized With Covid 19

The number of children hospitalized with Covid 19 has been on the rise, and it reportedly reached almost 2,000 in the US. It’s been just reported by The Hill online publication that hospitals across the country are filling up and…

August 16, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Threat Of Greater Covid 19 Surge Arises

The outbreak of the covid 19 pandemics has been reportedly getting worse with the novel strains that keep popping up. Hospitalizations and cases are surging among unvaccinated people. CNN just reported that the surgeon general said that many of those…

August 16, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Can Face Masks Prevent The Transmission Of Airborne Diseases?

Masks have become a regular part of our lives for way more than a year. There has been a fair amount of research going on into how face masks can be used to protect yourself from airborne infections and the…

August 16, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Another Virus Is On The Rise Among Children, Amidst Surging Covid Cases

According to more recent reports, the early versions of Covid 19 managed to spare children, but the Delta variant proved to be less discriminating, and it’s also affecting them. NPR.org notes that health care workers who are on the front…

August 15, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Ancient Genetics Study Discovers a Missing Link in Human Prehistory

A joint research team under the leadership of Prof. FU Qiaomei of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) from the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed the ancient genomes of 31 individuals from southern East Asia, revealing a missing…

August 15, 2021 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0