COVID-19: Reintroducing confirmatory PCR testing

Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particle isolated from a UK case of the disease Covid-19. Every day, rapid testing is helping us find cases of COVID-19 that we wouldn’t otherwise know about, breaking chains of transmission and potentially saving lives. We know that rapid tests are effective in detecting people that … Read more

Vaccines Stop COVID-19 Infection, But Here’s Why You Still Need to Wear a Mask

In a report published today in the MMWR, scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report more good news from real-world studies of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. In the study involving 3,950 health care workers, first responders and other essential workers who were vaccinated between December 2020 and March 2021, … Read more