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Covid-19
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in AnimalsWhat are raccoon dogs?
Answer: On March 17, 2023, scientists unveiled new data on the possible origins of the Covid-19 pandemic — and put this confusing creature in the spotlight. Raccoon dogs are members of the canine family, which includes domestic dogs but are most closely related to foxes. They are native to East Asia, including parts of China,…
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in ScienceWhat’s the US death toll from COVID-19 as of mid-May 2022?
Answer: The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on May 14, 2022 – roughly the number of Americans who died in the Civil War and World War II combined – according to death certificate data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. has the…
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in ScienceAs of Apr. 2022, how many Americans have had COVID infections?
Answer: A nationwide study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued on Apr. 26, 2022, shows that some 58% of the U.S. population (and more than 75% of younger children) have been infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic started.
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What’s connecting the British Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, and Spain’s King Felipe VI?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II, 95, tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 20, 2022, and experienced mild, cold-like symptoms. Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 82, and Spain’s King Felipe VI, 54, tested positive earlier in February and had mild symptoms. Additionally, the queen’s eldest son Prince Charles, 73, and her 74-year-old daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, contracted…
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in Classic RockWhich artists removed their discography from Spotify in 2022?
Answer: Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from Spotify on Jan. 26, 2022, to protest the platform’s support of Joe Rogan, the streaming service’s star podcaster. Rogan has been widely criticized as misinformation about the coronavirus._x000D_
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in ScienceWhat’s Russia’s Sputnik V?
Answer: Sputnik V is Russia’s coronavirus vaccine. On Dec. 5, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope for quick approval of the jab by the World Health Organization. More answers inside!
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in CultureIn the Greek alphabet, which letter precedes Omicron?
Answer: Omicron is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. It comes after Xi and before Pi. It means little O (as opposed to Omega, which means big O) and is written and pronounced like the English “O.” Omicron is also the coronavirus variant threatening to shut down world travel in Dec. 2021. The World…
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in PoliticsAccording to Texas senator, Ted Cruz Big Bird did what to qualify as “government propaganda”?
Answer: Texas senator Ted Cruz tweeted “Government propaganda … for your five-year-old!” in response to Sesame Street’s Big Bird’s Nov. 6, 2021, tweet, “I got the Covid-19 vaccine today!”.
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in ScienceWhat’s the global death toll after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic?
According to a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, less than two years into the pandemic. The U.S. alone has recorded over 745,000 deaths, more than any other nation. Together, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Brazil account for one-eighth…
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in TechnologyWho are the “Disinformation Dozen”?
The “Disinformation Dozen” are 12 anti-vaxxers responsible for almost two-thirds of anti-vaccine content on social media._x000D_
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in PoliticsRussia, on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, threatened to block YouTube. Why?
On Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, Russia threatened to block YouTube after it removed Russian state-backed broadcaster RT’s German-language channels’ from its site, saying they had breached its COVID-19 misinformation policy. Russia accused YouTube of “unprecedented information aggression.” Separately on the very same day, Russia fined Google 6.5 million roubles ($89,534) for failing to delete content…
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in ScienceWhat is Sinovac?
Sinovac is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd._x000D_
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in ScienceWhere was the Coronavirus Mu variant first identified?
The Coronavirus Mu variant was first identified in Colombia in January 2021._x000D_
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in ScienceWhat is the Vatican’s stand on Covid-19 Vaccines?
Pope Francis issued a video appeal on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, on behalf of the nonprofit U.S. group the Ad Council and the public health coalition COVID Collaborative, saying, “Thanks to God’s grace and the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19. They grant us the hope of ending the…
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in PoliticsAccording to President Joe Biden, how are Social media platforms “killing people”?
When asked on Friday, July 16, 2021, if he had a message for platforms like Facebook where false information about the coronavirus vaccines has spread, President Joe Biden told reporters, “They’re killing people.” On Monday, July 19, 2021, Biden explained that he meant his rhetoric to pressure the social platforms to take action._x000D_
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in PlacesWhat is the British Freedom Day?
Britain lifted most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 in what has been dubbed “Freedom Day.” Freedom from face masks, that is.
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in ScienceWho is Prof. Sarah Gilbert?
Prof. Sarah Gilbert led the development of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_She is now a part of the medical Barbie collection, along with five other women working in laboratories around the world: US healthcare workers Amy O’Sullivan and Dr. Audrey Cruz, a Canadian doctor and campaigner Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Brazilian biomedical researcher Dr. Jaqueline Goes…
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in ScienceWhich COVID-19 vaccine got the FDA’s full approval?
The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) gave full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and older Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is the first to move beyond emergency use status in the United States._x000D_
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in SportsHow was the 2021 Tokyo Olympics medal ceremony different?
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. Medalists and ceremony officials also wore masks, which the medalists could then take off for 30 seconds. There were no handshakes and no hugs during the ceremony. The medals were presented to the athletes on a tray._x000D_
