Poll reveals who’s most vaccine-hesitant in America and why
U.S. resistance to getting a COVID-19 vaccine is slowly diminishing, a new online survey finds, but it still exists and at especially rates in some blue-collar...
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New York City aims to ‘fully reopen’ on July 1
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that the city hopes to “fully reopen” on July 1.
Considerable gap in evidence around whether portable air filters reduce the incidence of COVID-19
There is an important absence of evidence regarding the effectiveness of a potentially cost-efficient intervention to prevent indoor transmission of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, warns a...
Multi-drug resistant infection about to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients
Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients—showing that it can evolve...
New, rapid CRISPR/Cas9 method identifies key genes in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration
A new, rapid screening approach uses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to identify immune system-related genes that play a crucial role in repairing zebrafish spinal cord injuries. Marcus Keatinge...
Vietnam reports cases of Indian COVID variant, new community outbreak
Vietnam has detected four cases of a COVID-19 variant believed to be behind a devastating surge of the virus in India, state media said Thursday.
Free rides, beer and savings bonds: Vaccinators get creative
Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the...
Full lockdown takes effect in Turkey, people leave cities
People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday before the country entered its strictest...
Take stock of your health with this post-lockdown checklist
As more people in the United States are vaccinated against COVID-19, and some areas experience a slowdown in virus infections, the nation is slowly starting to...
Hand hygiene compliance rates peaked >90 percent in March 2020
(HealthDay)—Hand hygiene compliance rates exceeded 90 percent during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but declined thereafter, according to a research letter published online April 26...
