Spring may come early this year as the announcement of the Centers for Disease Control last week felt like a fresh breath of air. The much-awaited announcement stated that mask wearing could be relaxed indoors for people that are fully immunized. Most of the United States government buildings have withdrawn the requirement of wearing masks …
Covid-19 has taught us many new things over the past two years, and it has raised public understanding of the difference between an epidemic, pandemic and endemic. When there was a sudden surge of new cases of Covid-19 starting from Wuhan, China in 2020 as a typical Infectious Communicable Disease, we started hearing the word …
Is the Covid-19 Pandemic an Endemic Now? Are we there yet? Read More »
Scientists have not stopped at taking nasal swabs to detect Corona virus. As the pandemic evolves, research continues on the transmission of the Coronavirus from positive Covid-19 cases. It is interesting to see that the Coronavirus positive individuals are not transmitting the virus only while sneezing, coughing, talking, or laughing, as the droplets stay suspended …
Another tool being used to detect Covid-positive cases: Sewage Wastewater Read More »
Pre-Covid-pandemic days one would grab the car keys, cell phone and wallet while heading out the door. These days the majority look for masks as they prepare to step out. Masks have become an integral part of our dress code and many wonder what an average lifespan of a mask could be. Many questions linger, …
As more and more people migrate and start their lives in another country, they are often bilingual, if not trilingual. The first generation may be fluent in their mother tongues but the second generation that hears the language only at home gets exposed to ‘kitchen language’ and labelled as ‘Heritage Language Speakers’. By definition heritage …
With almost two years into the pandemic of Covid-19, everyone is desperate to get out of it and come back to a pre-Covid life that allowed them to be out and about. Many fully vaccinated parents with young children are too nervous to hang out at public places like theme parks, picnic areas or even …
Infants and Toddlers Covid shots coming your way soon! Read More »
The start of 2022 has seen a new surge of Covid-19 cases in the United States, and presently it is at 98% of its peak, with 1,592 positive cases per 100,000 people being reported in the last seven days. The United States now tops the list of countries in daily average reported cases of new …
With research continuing on Covid-19 round the clock, scientists are excited to work on preparing a cocktail of multiple drugs to fight Coronavirus. Development of a drug cocktail first began in 2014 when the Ebola epidemic was at its peak; that work is still ongoing. Many diseases like HIV, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis are also being …
Believe it or not, as the majority wraps up 2021 with booster shots and a sigh of relief, looking forward to the new year in control of COVID-19, scientists have more worrisome news. Amid fears of continuing hospitalizations due to COVID-19, there has been an outbreak of a very rare yet dangerous fungal infection in …
Effective Lesson Plan on a Digital Platform Among the many challenges posed by COVID-19, a major one has been in the field of education, faced by teachers, trainers, and educators across the globe. They all agree that presently the biggest challenge on a digital platform at all levels of education, has been keeping their students …
