As long as there is significant community spread of COVID-19, people are going to be hesitant to reengage. Suppose restaurants open this week and you are not working late, would you go out for dinner? If there were a professional society meeting in another city 2 weeks from now, would ...
COVID is still a risk, but things have changed. With more options for mitigating symptoms and avoiding infection altogether, how should you approach travel?
What Is Pooled Testing for COVID-19 and How Can It Help Fight the Virus? More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Overheated, a healthcare worker takes a break as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing in Houston, Texas, ...
Vaccine testing is in the works, but researchers say they won’t become available for many months. There’s a test for the virus (the only way to determine for sure that someone is infected withCOVID19); there were problems with the original test—now resolved, but slowing testing in the...
One common type of testing for COVID-19 today is a nose swab that's similar to screening for other flu viruses. In the earliest COVID-19 nasal tests, the doctor would swab the inside of your nose for several seconds with a long, single-use tool that looks like a gia...
COVID-19 Spotlights Public Health Majors More COURTESY OF MALLORY MANFREDINI The coronavirus pandemic has put public health in the limelight like never before, with epidemiological modeling and infection control in the news every day. Leah Trotman's high school counselor noticed her strong interest...
How long does natural immunity last after a COVID-19 infection? Early on, researchers thought that natural immunity toCOVID-19only lasted forabout 2 to 3 monthsbefore fading. As the pandemic continued, experts started finding evidence that natural immunity could last forlongerafter infection. But ...
Behind the Science: How Rapid PCR testing Works Take a look inside how a PCR test works, how it is different from a rapid PCR test and how the test is applied to a sample. COVID has made the general public more familiar with scientific terms and... ...
With new safety protocols in place, dentists are encouraging patients to come back for routine care. Here’s what to know before your next appointment.
Outside a Beijing hospital designated for Covid patients, a steady stream of elderly patients in wheelchairs entered the facility when CNN visited on Tuesday.A man outside the hospital said space is running out, and he had to go the night before to register his elderly family member for a ...