As of March 2021, scientists embarked on a race to produce COVID-19 vaccines that are reliable and effective at generating an immune response. As a result, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and a few others have been authorized for emergency use across the globe and approximately […]
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The Power of Social Media Companies
Recipes? Youtube. Sharing pictures of your family? Instagram and Facebook. A quick post about what you’re thinking about? Twitter. Social media companies have become an ever-dominant force within our culture because of its versatility. However, this dominance can and has become an overstep into personal boundaries. Social media works by […]
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Effects of the COVID-19 Variant on the Vaccine
Since late December of 2019, Covid-19 has heavily impacted the world. Fortunately, the long-waited COVID-19 vaccine has been developed and has proved to be unlike any precursor vaccines. The two vaccines currently in use employ mRNA technology. While previous vaccines work by administering a harmless form of a disease/virus, enabling […]
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Exploring the Fundamentals of Computer Science
With such a broad scope, ranging from machine learning to cloud computing, it can become easy for computer science to seem like magic. Misconceptions abound in society regarding the field, its purpose, and its methods. However, with software playing a role in almost every industry on Earth, it is vital […]
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Does Gender Affect the Chances of Coronavirus
Anyone, no matter the age or gender, can catch Coronavirus, but age plays a major role in the probability of getting the virus or the probability of the virus being more severe. An older person has a higher chance of severe illness than a younger person. Many people know that […]
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Treatment by COVID-19 Antibodies
According to BBC News, Alan Mack and his daughter Rebecca Mack were both diagnosed with COVID-19 in April 2020. Rebecca, a nurse in the children’s cancer unit at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, England died of the virus soon after diagnosis. Her father also contracted the virus severely, but was […]
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Sports and Fitness During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A frequently practiced recreational activity by the majority of the American population is exercise and recreational fitness. However, recent times have made sports and fitness during the Coronavirus pandemic very difficult for most individuals to participate in, even impossible, due to social distancing measures and quarantine requirements causing gyms to […]
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Women in the STEM Field
Women, though they have been hindered, were instrumental in creating some of the greatest breakthroughs in the STEM world. I’m sure you’ve all heard of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win a second Nobel Prize. Unsurprisingly, she was an exception […]
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How Close Are We To a Reliable COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is on track to become the fastest-developed vaccine in history, but that doesn’t mean critical steps are being skipped. Ruth Karron, who leads the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is one of the top vaccine experts in the world, serving on vaccine […]
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Are Antibiotics Becoming Useless Now?
An emerging problem in the healthcare world, that is typically overlooked, is the issue of viruses building immunity against common antibiotics. More and more cases of common illnesses are becoming dangerous because antibiotics are not working as effectively as they used to. “Common diseases are becoming untreatable.” That’s the blunt […]