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Everything you need to know about COVID booster shots
Researchers are continuing to investigate how the vaccines perform over time and what criteria should be considered for when COVID-19 boosters will be needed. Mika Baumeister via Unsplash This post...
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If you’re unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, read this
COVID vaccines are much safer than you might think. Pexels Earlier this month, the number of people in the United States who have died from COVID-19 passed 675,000, eclipsing fatalities from the 1918...
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No diet and exercise regimen can make you immune to COVID-19
There are certainly benefits to eating healthy and getting plenty of exercise. But when it comes to immunity against infectious diseases like COVID-19, they'll only get you so far. John Arano/Unsplash...
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YouTube is blocking big anti-vax accounts, and other COVID news you missed
StockSnap The first week of fall has many hoping that the pandemic would be over soon, just like they were at this time last year. The virus persists, though, as the Delta variant continues to infect...
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E. coli isn’t always bad—it’s actually an unlikely research hero
E. coli are a surprisingly important part of biological research. Lyoshanazarenko/DepositPhotos Bacteria are wildly underrated. From farming to flavoring, these microbes are essential in ways you...
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What can viral load really tell us about infectiousness?
The way each nose swab is collected can impact how much the viral load seems to be. Deposit Photos For a brief, blissed-out moment this summer, it seemed like the COVID vaccines had achieved the holy...
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How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak
Two doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine are about 97 percent effective at preventing measles. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Florida Department of Health is...
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CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine
The most recent vaccines are about 54 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness from COVID-19. Deposit Photos The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that...
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The bombastic 19th-century anti-vaxxer who fueled Montreal’s smallpox epidemic
Misinformation about diseases is a timeless human challenge. Images: A page out of the 19th-century Anti-Vaccinator magazine; naturalist and anti-vaccination activist Alexander Milton Ross. MIT Press...
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