Coronavirus

SARS-COV-2 Confirmed in Minks Farmed for Fur in the Netherlands

July 11, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 15, 2020

Scientists have confirmed that minks on two fur farms in the Netherlands contracted SARS-COV-2 and passed the disease back to humans. Farmers in the south of the Netherlands noticed minks exhibiting respiratory symptoms in April and had veterinarians test the… [read]

New Dominant Strain of Coronavirus is More Contagious but Doesn’t Make People Sicker

July 6, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 8, 2020

A new, more-infectious strain of the novel coronavirus is moving from Europe to the U.S., according to a new study in the journal Cell. This mutation of the COVID-19 virus is called G614, and it spreads more quickly than the… [read]

PHE Report Shows Minorities are Disproportionately Affected By COVID-19 but Neglects to Mention Why

June 26, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 29, 2020

A PHE (Public Health and Environment) report was released on Tuesday that confirmed COVID-19 disproportionately affects minorities. However, many have been quick to point out that the PHE has not acknowledged the cause of this problem. Communities that are disproportionately… [read]

Data Shows How to Protect Against Coronavirus and We Address Conspiracy Theories

June 24, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

I’m not, nor have I been, concerned with contracting COVID-19. Pathogens infect people who are vulnerable. The concept of random/chance infections doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. If a pathogen does kill everyone and anyone regardless of how healthy the host… [read]

Could Coronavirus Be Spread When You Flush the Toilet?

June 22, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

Scientists have found that coronavirus particles in fecal matter could be ejected into the air when you flush the toilet. The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, measured the toilet plume caused by the turbulence of flushing and… [read]

U.S. Government Will Fund and Conduct Three Coronavirus Vaccines

June 20, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

The United States government will fund and conduct studies on three different coronavirus vaccines, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The coronavirus vaccine effort is progressing very well and we expect… [read]

Study Shows Children and Teenagers are Half as Likely to Catch COVID-19

June 19, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

Epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine recently carried out a study published in Nature Medicine to determine how susceptible different age groups are to getting COVID-19. Members of the public are tested at DeCode Genetics’ service… [read]