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Tag: COVID

  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

You Got Your Shot(s). But How Long Will COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity Last?

The short answer: It’s hard to predict, but experts say it could be several years by Jennifer Rainey Marquez, AARP, March 30, 2021  So what is likely to happen? Other viruses provide so

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020November 5, 2025

When Will We Throw Our Masks Away? I Asked Dr. Fauci

By Elisabeth Rosenthal Nov. 19, 2020 As a health journalist, a physician and a former foreign correspondent who lived through SARS in Beijing, I often get questions from friends, colleagu

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020

7 Things You Won’t See in Target Anymore

Deniz Sahinturk Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 Are you a fan of Target? (I am.) Then you’ve probably noticed your shopping trips look a bit different than used to. Due to new health and safety regul

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

‘It’s not real’: In South Dakota, which has shunned masks and other COVID rules, some people die in denial, nurse says

Joel Shannon USA TODAY South Dakota’s high rates of COVID-19 and low virus regulation have sparked criticism even as some dying of the virus there don’t believe it

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid

By Kevin Liptak and Maeve Reston, CNN Updated 7:40 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2020 (CNN) President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Ce

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 30, 2020

How to Avoid Germs in Public Restrooms During the Pandemic

Hallie Levine, AARP, August 31, 2020  You may be reluctant to go out to crowded areas now, especially since older adults are at increased risk of developing complications from COVID-

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

COVID-19 Info

COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Have Enough Evidence, Now It Is Time to Act BY JOSE-LUIS JIMENEZ AUGUST 25, 2020 7:00 AM EDT Jimenez is a Professor of Chemistry and a Fellow

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NY Times

  • Winter Storms Could Bring 8 Feet of Snow to Parts of California
  • Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes
  • Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars
  • Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties
  • Light Snowfall Coming to New York, New Jersey and Long Island

NPR

  • Why do humans kiss?
  • Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
  • What monogamy in the animal world tells us about ourselves
  • What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch
  • On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station

The Progressive

  • The Human Cost of Unregulated AI Tools
  • The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
  • U.S. Imperialism Was Built In from the Beginning
  • The Imperialist King Must Return His ‘FIFA Peace Prize’
  • The Voice That Answered Hind Rajab

FactCheck.org

  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim
  • Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth
  • WHO Didn’t Recommend Lockdowns, Contrary to Health Officials’ Suggestions
  • Manufacturing Construction Spending Declines Under Trump
  • ICE Officers and Bonuses

Snopes.com

  • 19 false or misleading Pam Bondi rumors, investigated
  • Watch out for alleged video of Trump, Epstein with young girls at party
  • What to know about rumor ICE agents aren't being paid
  • Don't fall for alleged Trump post about plugging volcanoes with cement
  • Fake images of Trump with underage girls that we've debunked

Tradeoffs

  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
  • Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?

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