#Canada’s universities and colleges are failing science

#Canada’s universities and colleges are failing science

“#Canada’s universities and colleges are failing science” Amir Attaran and Jacob Shelley are professors who specialize in health law, at the University of Ottawa and Western University, respectively Their names are famous: Berkeley.  Caltech.  Harvard.  MIT.  Princeton.  Stanford.  Yale.  Nobody doubts their excellence. And lately they are joined by an excellent Canadian institution, Seneca College….

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#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

“#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight” Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy acknowledged that Big Tech has taken some “positive steps” to combat misinformation about coronavirus vaccines but “not enough” – amid President Biden’s accusation that Facebook is “killing people” by failing to rid its platform of inaccurate information.  Murthy was asked on CNN’s…

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#Royal Caribbean asks unvaccinated Florida guests to show proof of insurance

#Royal Caribbean asks unvaccinated Florida guests to show proof of insurance

“#Royal Caribbean asks unvaccinated Florida guests to show proof of insurance” Royal Caribbean International said on Tuesday it would require unvaccinated guests over 12 years of age traveling from Florida to show proof of insurance that covers COVID-19 related medical expenses, quarantine and evacuation. The new policy comes after two unvaccinated teenagers tested positive on…

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#Color-coded bracelets gauge COVID-19 interaction comfort levels

#Color-coded bracelets gauge COVID-19 interaction comfort levels

“#Color-coded bracelets gauge COVID-19 interaction comfort levels” Green means go — and in this case, it means give a high five or even a hug. A Wisconsin grocery store is garnering national attention for providing customers with color-coded bracelets to indicate their comfort level with social interactions amid easing COVID-19 restrictions. Green means the wearers…

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#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

“#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting” CINCINNATI — The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent it have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier time when the country was swept by a virus that, for so long, appeared to have no cure or way to…

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#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy

#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy

“#What it’s like to return to ‘normal’: Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy” Adnan R. Khan lives in Cambridge, Mass. where more than half of adults are fully vaccinated. He describes the city’s reopening, which was not exactly the celebratory fanfare some might have expected. Among the forbidden acts revisited since the coro­na­virus made…

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#Iowa prisons to resume visitation for vaccinated inmates

#Iowa prisons to resume visitation for vaccinated inmates

“#Iowa prisons to resume visitation for vaccinated inmates” CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Corrections has announced it will resume in-person visitation in early July for those prisoners who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The department announced the decision Friday, the Gazette reported, as more than 58 percent of those incarcerated in Iowa’s…

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