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No, the WHO has not identified ‘deltacron’ as a COVID-19 variant

Coronavirus

No, the WHO has not identified ‘deltacron’ as a COVID-19 variant

Science

Yes, closing doors can help limit the spread of a fire and save lives

Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster, obscuring potential exits and increasing your risk of smoke inhalation.
Coronavirus

Yes, you can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks after infection

The CDC director made the claim while explaining why there isn’t a negative test recommendation for people ending their isolation.
Coronavirus

Children can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic

Long COVID, also called post-COVID, is a set of symptoms adults or children can experience weeks and even months after their COVID-19 infection is over.
Health

Claim that hangovers get worse with age needs context

There is proof that age decreases the body’s ability to process alcohol. But there are a variety of factors that can cause bad hangovers, regardless of age.
Coronavirus

No, Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill treatment is not a vaccine replacement

Some posts on social media have suggested a vaccine isn’t necessary if there’s a pill to treat COVID-19. But the vaccines and pills do two different things.
Coronavirus

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

The timing of when at-home rapid tests are conducted, as well as how the test is sampled can affect the accuracy of the results.
Coronavirus

The outgoing NIH Director did sing and play guitar at a town hall

Some Twitter users wondered if a video of NIH Director Francis Collins singing a song about the pandemic at a town hall was a deepfake. It’s real.
Science

No, NASA’s plan to crash a satellite into an asteroid doesn’t put Earth at risk

NASA is crashing a satellite into an asteroid called Dimorphos. Dimorphos orbits a larger asteroid, so it's impossible for the satellite to send its target into us.
Business

Yes, a Bill Gates-owned company is planning to build a nuclear power plant in Wyoming

TerraPower, which was co-founded by Bill Gates, recently selected a Wyoming site to demonstrate its first-of-a-kind Natrium nuclear reactor.
Coronavirus

No, there isn’t a new test to detect the omicron variant

A widely used PCR test can help flag a potential omicron infection. Confirmation is then done through genomic sequencing.
Health

Yes, a potentially deadly parasite that enters people through bare feet is in the US

Headlines about a parasite called Strongyloides being in the U.S. are accurate. The parasite isn’t deadly for most people – and many people don’t even have symptoms.

Drug overdose deaths increase by more than 20% in Maine

Dedham man pleads guilty to aggravated assault on a child

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No, the WHO has not identified ‘deltacron’ as a COVID-19 variant

Yes, closing doors can help limit the spread of a fire and save lives

Yes, you can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks after infection

Children can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic

Claim that hangovers get worse with age needs context

No, Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill treatment is not a vaccine replacement

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

The outgoing NIH Director did sing and play guitar at a town hall

No, NASA’s plan to crash a satellite into an asteroid doesn’t put Earth at risk

Yes, a Bill Gates-owned company is planning to build a nuclear power plant in Wyoming

No, there isn’t a new test to detect the omicron variant

Yes, a potentially deadly parasite that enters people through bare feet is in the US

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