A vaccine incentive program offers free beer for getting a COVID-19 vaccination. By posting proof of getting a COVID-19 shot on social media with the hashtag #ShotforSam, internet users could win their choice of Samuel Adams beer. Ales and lagers are the two major beer categories. […]
Pfizer’s Covid vaccination may be safe for children as young as 12. While many vaccines have been integrated into standard health practice for young children, Covid shots have heretofore been restricted to ages 16 and up. Vaccines contain more than just dead viruses. […]
Depression levels in teens are the highest psychologists have ever seen. Without access to new experiences, peers, a normal social structure, or personal connections, teenagers are suffering stagnation that sometimes ends in suicide. Depression falls into two distinct categories: reactive and clinical. […]
Basic quarantine wasn’t created until 25 years after the Black Death’s first wave. Florence is credited with creating the first “pesthouse” in 1377, where plague victims were isolated to either die or recover. Some say the Hong Kong government is taking quarantine too far. […]
Burnout encompasses a wide range of mental and physical symptoms. Although we often associate burnout with exhaustion, it’s far more involved than simply needing sleep or being overworked. It can cause depression, detachment, and more. […]
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccines may not be necessary for people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus or survived COVID-19 illness. This is because once someone has been infected, their immune system should recognize it when it’s reintroduced to their bodies. So, is just one dose recommended? […]
March 11 marked the first anniversary of when the WHO declared the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since then, civilization worldwide has been turned upside down and virtually ground to a halt. The bubonic plaque pandemic, the Black Death, left its mark for a century. […]
The pandemic has worsened a “baby bust,” or notable decline in the birth rate. Younger generations are choosing to have fewer, if any, children, and an expected pandemic shutdown-induced baby boom failed to materialize. Population growth is affected by many factors. […]
Anthony Fauci said 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations by May is possible, CNN reported. Fauci’s assessment comes after President Biden announced a plan to vaccinate 100 million Americans against COVID-19 in his first 100 days in office. Statistics are the source of Fauci’s estimate. […]
New variants of COVID-19 could be more infectious than the original strain, “The Wall Street Journal” reported. These mutations and variations to the original virus help it avoid detection by the immune system or make it better at infecting us. Again, the 1918 flu offers historical precedent for the novel coronavirus. […]
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