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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
No, COVID-19 and flu have not combined into a new strain called ‘flurona’
You can get COVID-19 and flu at the same time, but experts say this is a dual infection rather than a new strain.
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.
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
No, COVID-19 and flu have not combined into a new strain called ‘flurona’
You can get COVID-19 and flu at the same time, but experts say this is a dual infection rather than a new strain.
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.
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