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Anxiety about COVID-19 makes people more willing to "try anything" that might give them a sense of control of the situation, making them easy targets for scams. Many false claims about measures against COVID-19 have circulated widely on social media, but some have been circulated by text, on YouTube, and even in some mainstream media. Officials ...
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A new study suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds ...
The diagnostic landscape is dramatically different from 2020, when a fever was considered a strong indication of Covid. “That’s not really a major sign anymore,” Furr said. “Now, there’s ...
LONDON (Reuters) -Pfizer and Moderna's legal battle over their rival COVID-19 vaccines looks set to continue after London's High Court gave a mixed ruling on two of Moderna's patents, likely ...
Benefit/grant scams. In this variation of COVID-19 scams, the fraudster claims that the victim is eligible for a COVID-19 benefit payment. This scam is a derivative of the advance-fee scam, where the scammer will ask the victim for a small payment in return for the 'benefit'. The scammer will then ask for further payments under the guise of ...
Misinformation on the subject of COVID-19 has been used by politicians, interest groups, and state actors in many countries for political purposes: to avoid responsibility, scapegoat other countries, and avoid criticism of their earlier decisions. Sometimes there is a financial motive as well.
While you should take extra care when handling UV exposure of any sort, the UV light most effective at killing coronavirus, UVC, is also most effective at injuring living tissue. “That, in ...
A way of telling someone to "go outside", usually after said person is believed to have been on social media for too long. Believed to have originated in 2015, before experiencing a resurgence in 2020-2021. "Yeah, he needs to go touch grass." Tweaking To be acting strangely or think you're hallucinating.