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University & College Virus Update: COVID, flu & Monkeypox

University & College Virus Update: COVID, flu & Monkeypox In the News 08.24.22 WHYY Mask requirement returns for University of Delaware to start fall semester Students will be required to wear masks on campus for the first two weeks of the fall semester to stem an expected spike in COVID cases. South Bend Tribune COVID-19 policies unchanged as … [Read more...] about University & College Virus Update: COVID, flu & Monkeypox

The One Thanksgiving Necessity America Forgot to Stock

Your turkey won’t be the most expensive thing on the table anymore. By Katherine J. Wu A couple weeks ago at my local CVS, I spied them in the wild for the very first time—Abbott BinaxNOWs, currently America’s most sought-after rapid, at-home coronavirus test, piled neatly behind the counter. With the fall and winter holidays on the way, I figured it was a … [Read more...] about The One Thanksgiving Necessity America Forgot to Stock

Before Dying, An Unvaccinated TikTok User Begged Others Not to Repeat Her Mistake

By: Sharon Pruitt-Young "I shouldn't have waited." In the final video posted on her TikTok account, Megan Alexandra Blankenbiller pleaded with her followers not to make the same mistake she did — waiting to get the COVID-19 vaccine — that eventually cost her her life. Megan Alexandra Blankenbiller became sick before she was able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She spent … [Read more...] about Before Dying, An Unvaccinated TikTok User Begged Others Not to Repeat Her Mistake