U.S. households will be able to request at-home rapid coronavirus tests through a website and have them shipped free by the Postal Service.U.S. households will…
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Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants When an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass…
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The hockey league’s holiday break will begin two days earlier than originally planned. Five games set for Thursday have been postponed.The hockey league’s holiday break…
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Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 20, 2021 A study of 685 pediatric patients finds that 10% had severe gastrointestinal involvement.…
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Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new coronavirus infections last week.Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted…
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Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Dec 20, 2021 The variant has been detected in 45 states, and is causing a surge of…
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This year also marks Queen Elizabeth’s first Christmas without her husband, Prince Philip, in over 70 years.This year also marks Queen Elizabeth’s first Christmas without…
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COVID-19: How useful are travel restrictions in curbing spread? Travel bans make sense only in the beginning of a pandemic, say experts Travel bans make…
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