On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practice for naming of new human infectious diseases.
Should You Only Wear A Face Mask That Matches The Current Holiday?
This is probably the world's dumbest question, but yes it does matter to people! I have about seven face masks lying in my car that are in rotation, and one of which just so happens to be a Christmas mask.
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Some of those who have received two shots of Pfizer have been putting on airs over those with shots of 'lesser' vaccines. Is this just dumb internet-era flexing or is there something to it?
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Michigan Extends Pandemic Order, Extends Mask Order for Kids 2-4
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has extended pandemic orders for Michigan residents and mask requirements will now include children as young as two years old.
CDC Director: Michigan Needs to ‘Shut Things Down’ [VIDEO]
In no uncertain terms, the director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky says Michigan needs to "shut things down" in order to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Michigan is currently in the middle of the biggest Covid-19 spike in the U.S. But, why?
Emotionally Charged Google Ad Chronicles COVID-19 Search Terms, Ends With Vaccine Call-to-Action
The commercial has been viewed 6.6 million times as of publishing time.
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