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Strong And Stupid And Sick

Men Find Wearing Masks ‘Shameful, Not Cool and a Sign of Weakness’: U.S. Survey

Ben Affleck smoking in a face mask. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence going maskless while visiting with coronavirus survivor. U.S. President Donald Trump flat out refusing to wear a mask....

Pro-Vaxxer Party

A New Study Offers One Explanation for Why India Has Fewer Covid19 Cases Than U.S., Italy

...about the efficacy of the BCG vaccine in fighting the coronavirus pandemic is a welcome respite. Four countries — Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom — have already...

The Buzz Cut: All the Feel‑Good Covid19 Stories to Get You Through the Lockdown

...ball and belittled coronavirus as a “little flu.” * Luxury hotels all around the world are opening up their doors to the frontline healthcare workers battling the Covid19 pandemic, free...

Lockdown No Bar

Amid the Covid19 Pandemic, Volunteers Risk Their Health to Rehabilitate Delhi Pogrom Survivors

...was helping with relief work at a camp set up for people displaced by the pogrom when the coronavirus pandemic hit India. Soon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day-lockdown,...

By Meghna Prakash

Just Tell Us The Truth

Nobody Knows What the Government Is Doing to Fight Covid19

...the government is undertaking or already has initiated to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Instead, his speech focused on what we, the Indian public, should be doing, suggesting...

By Anubhuti Matta

Celebrities, Politicians Among Key Distributors of Covid19 Misinformation

Celebrities, politicians and other individuals of influence are distributing unverified, often fake information regarding the coronavirus pandemic. They are also receiving the most engagement, aiding the rampant spread of misinformation,...

Ayush-maan Bhava

UN Concerned About the Deadly Consequences of Covid19 Myths

...proving its efficacy against the novel coronavirus has been retracted. In another part of the world, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the governor of Nairobi, distributed bottles of cognac to the poor,...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Lives Vs. Livelihoods

What Are Covid19 ‘Immunity Passports’ and Will They Work?

...and have antibodies to fight off the coronavirus, are protected from re-infection. With reports coming in of recovered Covid19 patients from China and South Korea contracting the coronavirus again, the...

By Devrupa Rakshit

New Zealand Has Won ‘Battle’ Against Covid19, PM Jacinda Ardern Says. What Does That Mean?

...eradicated the coronavirus yet. Although good news, NZ’s success story doesn’t necessarily translate to what winning against coronavirus looks like in the rest of the world. New Zealand is a...

Oops I Did It Again

The Covid19 Pandemic Forces Us to Consider: Is the 5‑Second Rule for Dropped Food Still Valid?

...instantaneously, most are not harmful. So, those who swear by the 5-second rule may not have been off-base at all. That is, until the coronavirus pandemic. So, yes, the coronavirus...

Scanning for Evidence

Even Mild Covid19 Can Change the Brain, Finds New Study

...looked at MRI scans taken both before and after participants contracted the coronavirus — making it a rare exploration. They invited 401 participants — whose health data was already logged...

By Saumya Kalia

To Boost Or Not to Boost

Omicron May Shape the Vaccine Booster Dose Debate in India

...to produce antibodies. If a person is then ever exposed to the coronavirus, these antibodies bind to the coronavirus’s spike protein and thus interfere with its ability to infect that...

By Saumya Kalia

What's In A Name

Govt Asks Social Media Platforms to Remove Posts Calling B.1.617 the “Indian” Covid19 Variant

...after several instances of discrimination against East Asians as a result of many global politicians, including Donald Trump, referring to the novel coronavirus as the “China Virus.” Taking these concerns...

Good Old Advice

Healthy Gums May Limit Risk of Severe Covid19 Infection, Research Suggests

...of researchers from the U.S., the U.K., and South Africa found that the coronavirus is present in high concentrations in the saliva of Covid19 patients. Due to infected gums that...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Take Care Of Yourself

All the Arguments You Need: to Convince Vaccinated People to Keep Masking, Social Distancing

...the transmission of the novel coronavirus, there’s no confirmation of this initial evidence. Meaning, while the chance is low, there’s still a chance you may be able to carry the...

By Satviki Sanjay

Exceeding Expectations

ICMR Serological Survey: 7% of India’s Population May Have Had Covid19

...the novel coronavirus. “The main conclusions from this sero-survey are that one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 have been exposed to [Covid19] by August,” Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Finland Pilots Program to Have Dogs Sniff for Covid19‑Positive Passengers at Airport

...dogs at its main airport to detect coronavirus in passengers arriving from abroad as part of a four-month trial that attempts to find alternatives to time-consuming and often uncomfortable testing...

‘Superspreader’ Facebook Pages Are Feeding Billions of People Health Misinformation, Unchecked: Report

...coronavirus pandemic. In response, Facebook reiterated its mission to curb misinformation on the platform, both by flagging fake news as such and removing the more harmful misinformation consumed by users....

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