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Biden Launching Winter COVID-19 Booster, Testing Campaign
The plan includes a tightening of testing requirements for people entering the U.S., regardless of their vaccination status
Arctic Rain Will Soon Be More Common Than Arctic Snowfall
When rain—not snow—fell on the highest point of Greenland’s ice sheet this August for the first time in recorded history, it was considered a worrying anomaly related to the regions’ changing climate. Now, a new study led by Canada’s University of Manitoba and co-authored by scientists at the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center…
Do Current COVID-19 Tests Still Detect Omicron?
Here’s how the current COVID-19 tests, whether they’re done by a lab or at-home, work against the latest variant
We Ran OSHA. Here’s the Truth About the So-Called ‘Vaccine Mandate’
On Nov. 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) directing larger employers to take steps to keep their workplaces safe from COVID-19 by either requiring vaccinations or weekly testing and masks for those who are not vaccinated. This effort has been blocked, at least temporarily, and is now…
‘This Wasn’t in the Job Description’ HR Departments Are Navigating Confusing COVID-19 Religious Exemption Requests
With the new omicron variant, the need for a rigorous test for religious exemptions is even more urgent, experts say
What Researchers Have Learned About Whether it’s Possible to ‘Cure’ HIV
The latest development in studying elite controllers, or people who are able to control HIV for years without relying on medications
Here’s What COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Are Doing to Fight Omicron
Public health officials are worried about the latest variant, but vaccine makers are on the case.
There’s Only One Way to Stop the Emergence of Variants Like Omicron
There are still more questions about the Omicron variant than answers. While the mutations identified suggest it has the potential to be more resistant to vaccines, invade cells more efficiently and be more transmissible than other variants, it may also turn out to cause less severe disease or it could just simply fizzle out. However,…
New Study Explores if a Vaccine Can Prevent Breast Cancer
The trial will ultimately test whether women can be immunized against breast cancer
How Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
Cutting out meat and dairy can shrink your carbon footprint along with your waistline
Austria’s Plan to Make COVID-19 Vaccines Compulsory Is Dividing Citizens — and Experts
“It deepens the chasm in our society”