CDC encourages older adults to get additional COVID-19 vaccine dose

Adults age 65 and older are encouraged to receive an updated dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced April 25. Read More

Improving public health communication in African epidemics: Lessons learned and future directions

Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance with health ... Read More

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Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the ... Read More

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an AP investigation has found ... Read More

Coronavirus: Latest news and updates on the Covid-19 pandemic

President Joe Biden took the gloves off Wednesday by saying former President Donald Trump deserved to be punched and injected bleach into his hair - while engaging in his own battle with the ... Read More

Updated Alberta Covid-19 vaccine advice misrepresented online

Alberta announced new Covid-19 vaccination guidelines, but social media posts and articles claiming the Canadian province is now recommending a new shot every three months are misleading. Only ... Read More

Longest case of COVID-19 was breeding ground for mutations, study shows

In fact, gene sequencing showed that the coronavirus started mutating to evade the antibodies he'd received, a step that could have potentially ... homophobia and shame. Health News // 7 hours ... Read More

Less than half of nursing home residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines, study finds: Your guide to the latest virus news

Here’s your go-to guide with everything you need to know about COVID-19, including testing expanding to more airports, updated isolation guidelines and plans for a fall vaccine. Read More

Debunking Viral Claims

FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebook ... hours of the news. Social media posts falsely claimed that the cancer was related to his COVID-19 vaccination. Read More

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after allegedly abducting his daughter in Nov. 2021 until Feb. 2022 to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine. Defence disputes accused was leader at Coutts border blockade: ‘He was a messenger’ A lawyer ... Read More

To mask or not to mask? Understanding public health behaviors during COVID-19

Historically, we have tried to learn from our responses to large-scale health emergencies to prevent future health crises, but the factors influencing public health behavior are deeply complex. Read More

Rapid immune response of cells inside nose leads to milder cases of COVID-19 in kids

The nose appears to know when it comes to why children typically have milder cases of COVID-19 than seniors ... research now reveals those who might be most vulnerable. Health News // 9 hours ... Read More