The Life Technology™ News Blog: 08/02/21

Monday, August 02, 2021

Michigan now has 33 counties with substantial or high transmission, up from just 6 last week

In fact, he said new evidence indicating even fully vaccinated people may be able to transmit the virus, means everyone should "return to universal masking" indoors, regardless of whether they live in an area with a lot of transmission or not.

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What the latest CDC guidance on the delta variant and masking means — and doesn't mean — for Minnesota

As more and more Minnesotans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in recent months, many have resumed activities forsaken for more than a year — eating inside a restaurant, hugging friends and family or traveling, maybe even on an airplane — with ...

New Mexico reports 4 new deaths, 1076 additional COVID-19 cases over three-day period

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported four additional COVID-19-related deaths in a report that combines Saturday's, Sunday's and Monday's numbers. The latest deaths include: Two recent deaths: A male in his ...

Alaska reports 751 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as statewide surge continues

Alaska reported 751 COVID-19 cases over three days as a statewide surge driven by the highly infectious delta variant continued over the weekend. The newly reported cases followed a trend of higher cases and hospitalizations that began in July. By last ...

Stories Are Soul Food: 37: Cultural Appropriation and Time Travel

37: Cultural Appropriation and Time Travel. Aug 2, 2021. Check out the Outlaws of Time series at https://canonpress.com/ ...

First Avenue to require COVID vaccine proof or negative test for all events

Minneapolis' iconic First Avenue has announced that effective immediately and for the "foreseeable future," it will require all guests to prove their have been vaccinated for COVID-19, or have recently tested negative. The requirement was announced Monday ...

Rise in childhood short-sightedness may be linked to pandemic, suggests Hong Kong study

A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been able to spend outdoors and a sharp rise in screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Countries with skewed sex ratio at birth set to 'lose' another 4.7m girls by 2030

Countries with a skewed sex ratio at birth, because of a cultural preference for sons, are set to 'lose' another 4.7 million girls by 2030 despite a projected fall in excess male births in these countries over the next 20 years, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.

Supernova 2018zd observed by international team of researchers approximately three hours after ...

UC Davis assistant professor of physics and astronomy Stefano Valenti and graduate students from the Department of Physics, Azalee Bostroem and ...

Ethereum miner revenue higher than Bitcoin's for third month running

Ethereum miners have seen higher revenues than Bitcoin miners for three months in a row, the longest stretch in history. According to The Block's ...

Ethereum London fork service update | NiceHash

The Ethereum London Fork and its most important improvement proposal, EIP-1559, is coming very soon!

Exciting Astronomical Events In August 2021 | Perseid Meteor Shower | Blue Moon

August 2021 is full of exciting astronomical events that you should not miss. August 2: Saturn at opposition. In celestial mechanics, a planetary ...

7th International Forum on Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Mining – Blockchain Life 2021

7th International Forum on Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Mining – Blockchain Life 2021. Place/Date: Moscow, Russia - August 2nd, 2021 at 9:41 pm ...

DABUS Scores Again with Win on AI Inventorship Question in Australia Court

An inventor may be an artificial intelligence system, but in such a circumstance could not be the owner, controller or patentee of the patentable invention.

Being cautious when investing in cryptocurrency

According to the Federal Trade Commission, it is not uncommon for scammers to try and find new ways to steal your money, including cryptocurrency.

Can You Get Long COVID if You're Vaccinated?

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing the most serious COVID cases, but occasionally even immunized people can develop what's called a “breakthrough infection”—and it seems that these breakthrough infections happen more frequently with the virulent ...

More Michigan Counties Enter Higher-Risk Virus Threat

Nearly half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging even the fully vaccinated to wear masks in public indoor settings because transmission of the coronavirus is “high” or “substantial.”. By Associated Press. |. Aug. 2, 2021.

CDC says most Iowans should wear masks indoors as 75 counties join COVID-19 watchlist

The CDC guidance is based on the level of COVID-19 activity in Iowa's counties. It recommends masks in any county rated as having substantial or high community transmission levels. Fifty-nine of Iowa's counties are at the highest level, and 16 are a step lower, ...