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Are two cloth masks better than one for preventing the spread of COVID-19?
Layering face masks has been suggested as a way to increase protection against COVID-19 variants that may be more transmissible.…
Temperature scanners aren't good at telling who has COVID-19 – here's how to fix that
winnievinzence/Shutterstock Mike Tipton, University of Portsmouth and Igor Mekjavic, Simon Fraser University During the pandemic, the chances are that…
Is it ethical to quarantine people in hotel rooms?
The UK government announced that from February 15, British and Irish residents travelling to England from “red list” countries will…
Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history
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Act like you're carrying a dangerous coronavirus mutation – because you might be
South Africa has temporarily halted its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after a preliminary study (not yet released or reviewed…
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Are two cloth masks better than one for preventing the spread of COVID-19?
Layering face masks has been suggested as a way to increase protection against COVID-19 variants that may be more transmissible.…
Meet The Oldest Person In Europe Who Survived COVID-19 At Age 116
Andre Born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Andre tested positive for coronavirus in her retirement home in southern France,…
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic
A biologist examines microplastics found in sea species at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Greece, Nov. 26, 2019.…
Posting COVID-19 vaccine selfies on social media can cause anger, frustration
People are celebrating getting the coronavirus vaccine by posting selfies online. (Shutterstock) Ben Huang, University of Toronto As doctors across…
COVID-19 Vaccines – The unanswered questions by Nigerians
COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by a number of companies, have at the moment become the world’s greatest commodity, with nations scrambling…
