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chris@bgr.comA doctor from Siberia conducted a controversial coronavirus immunity test after surviving COVID-19 in March. The 68-year-old Russian doctor spent time with coronavirus-positive patients without wearing a mask to see if he could …
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Two coronavirus side effects that might never go away
Surviving a novel coronavirus infection doesn’t mean everything will go back to normal for many COVID-19 patients who will continue to suffer from ongoing “Long COVID” symptoms. A series of recent studies identified …
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Experts are scared of coronavirus-flu dual infections this winter – but it’s already happening now
Public health authorities in the Bay area confirmed that a patient survived a dual coronavirus-flu infection. The patient was between 20 and 65 years of age and works in the “health care realm,” …
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The brand new Pixel 5 is about to get a great Black Friday price cut
Best Buy has planned two Pixel 5 deals for Black Friday that cut the phone’s original price tag by up to $200. The brand new Pixel 5 sells for $699 unlocked, an affordable …
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Google bundles a free VPN service with its most expensive cloud storage plan
Google has rolled out a VPN service of its own that’s offered for free to cloud customers who purchase the top tier 2TB Google One subscription. The 2TB storage tier costs $9.99 per …
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This coronavirus immunity study is great news for COVID-19 vaccines
A new study about coronavirus immunity indicates that the kind of antibodies that can protect against COVID-19 reinfection can last for at least five months, if not longer. The new paper seems to …
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Study claims to reveal how many people died due to Trump’s COVID-19 face mask remarks
A CDC veteran epidemiologist attempted to estimate the causality between coronavirus deaths and President Trump’s public remarks about face masks. Robert Hahn analyzed COVID-19 deaths between early April and mid-July and concluded that …
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The coronavirus might not spread exactly how we thought
The novel coronavirus can spread via droplets, aerosols, and fomites, but the CDC and WHO insist on droplets as the main way people catch COVID-19. Some researchers have stressed the importance of airborne …
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This one coronavirus statistic is absolutely staggering
A study in England estimates that nearly 100,000 people are infected with the novel coronavirus per day. That means around 1% of the country’s entire population catches COVID-19 every 10 days, which is …
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Something crucial we thought we knew about the coronavirus might be dangerously wrong
A new coronavirus study says that the time it takes for COVID-19 symptoms to appear might be even longer than 14 days in some cases. Health agencies including the CDC and WHO offer …
