John Beigel’s problem was that not enough Covid-19 people died. Not that he wanted them to, of course. It’s just that, as dire as the pandemic has been, it hasn’t killed as many people as it seemed. And Beigel, a researcher at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. After weeks of refusing to cover his face in public, Donald Trump has posted on Twitter a black-and-white photo of himself wearing a mask and encouraged Americans to do the …
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With Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas state mask mandate effective Monday, more than half of the United States now has state mask mandates to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, an analysis of state policies shows. from CNBC. Twenty-eight states have statewide orders that require facial coatings in public. The …
Read More »The cast and crew of Scott Pilgrim get together to read the script.Screenshot: Youtube During the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen many, many casts gather over Zoom. And let’s be honest … it’s great every time. There’s something warm and charming about wrapping yourself in a blanket of nostalgia that …
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As Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech have been busy this month releasing early data from their COVID-19 vaccine programs, AstraZeneca is joining the July data crash. And overall it’s good news: The vaccine test, known as AZD1222 and developed by AstraZeneca and scientists from the University of Oxford, was generally safe …
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