Johnson & Johnson Booster Efficacy At 85% Found Effective Against COVID-19 Omicron Variant, South African Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Jan 14, 2022

The head of South Africa's Medical Research Council or SAMRC, Glenda Gray recently claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot developed by Johnson and Johnson has 85-percent efficacy.

Bill Gates Says COVID-19 Could Be Like Seasonal Flu After Peak Of Omicron Cases

Jan 14, 2022

After the Omicron variation peaks, Bill Gates believes the COVID-19 pandemic will come to an end and can be managed more like seasonal flu.

Parents Give Daughter Popsicles with Lemonade and Urine Mixture; Internet Users Furious As It May Have Bad Effects on Kid

Jan 12, 2022

People on the Internet got furious upon discovering that a person recently said in a post on Facebook that they had been sneaking their own urine into the food of their child.

Personal Exposure to COVID-19 Can Be Detected Via Wearable Air Sampler That Captures Airborne Virus

Jan 12, 2022

Researchers recently developed a passive air sampler clip that can contribute to the assessment of personal exposure to the COVID-19 virus. This newly invented device could be particularly helpful for people working in high-risk environments like health care facilities and restaurants.

SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Found in Stools of Babies Breastfed by Vaccinated Moms, Study Reveals

Jan 10, 2022

New research claims that vaccinated women transfer their SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their babies through breastfeeding, potentially activating passive immunity against the virus.

Is a Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Needed? UK Experts Assess Effectiveness of Booster Shots Amid Rising Omicron Cases

Jan 07, 2022

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remains at 90% three months after the booster shot, but UK health experts guarantee that the country will not see a big surge of cases in severe outcomes because booster shots help.

Intentionally Getting COVID-19 Omicron Isn't A Good Idea; Fully Vaccinated People Still Get Coronavirus!

Jan 07, 2022

Should you acquire COVID-19 Omicron variant despite having been completely vaccinated? It's a horrible idea, according to experts.

COVID-19 Omicron Variant: Why Are Experts Optimistic Over Its Peak?

Jan 06, 2022

Experts say there are early, sketchy signals that the COVID-19 omicron wave has crested, or is plateauing, in the areas that were struck worst by the strain.

Some People Could Get Negative Results on Antigen Tests Despite Having Symptoms, Experts Explain Why

Jan 05, 2022

Testing for COVID-19 has become more essential today due to increasing cases of influenza and coronavirus. But why do some people are getting negative results from antigen tests despite having symptoms?

Flurona Raises New Concerns on Double Infection of Influenza Virus and Coronavirus: Here's What Science Knows So Far

Jan 05, 2022

Scientists are watching out for a possible twindemic they dubbed as "flurona" or the combined infection of influenza virus and coronavirus that was first detected in Israel last week.

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Less Severe But More Transmissible, Makes Up More Than 95 Percent of New Cases

Jan 05, 2022

A CBS News report through MSN News said that last week, the CDC came out with updated data indicating that the new Omicron variant made up approximately 95.4 percent of new coronavirus cases.

How to Overcome Stress, Mental Challenges This Pandemic

Jan 02, 2022

Paul McKenna presents several of his curated motivational steps to supply people with self-help methods during the pandemic.

First ‘Flurona’ Virus Case Detected in Israel: 2-in-1 Coronavirus and Flu Infection Occurs in Pregnant Woman; Country Initiates Booster Jab for Protection

Jan 01, 2022

A double infection called "flurona" was first detected in a woman this week at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, different news media said recently.

Top Science Times Stories 2021: Hot Issues, News That Made Headlines This Year

Dec 31, 2021

COVID-19 has ruled another year. More new strains have emerged, as well as tragic milestones and the silver linings came in 2021, which Science Times witnessed.

Throat Swabs Better Than Nasal Swabs Among Rapid Tests, Experts Claim

Dec 30, 2021

Since nasal swabs are no longer enough to detect the Omicron variant and RT-PCR tests take too long for the results to come, some experts said that throat swabs could be the answer.