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Health Care December 31, 2021

Morning COVID update for Cobb County: 7-day case rate up 181.44 percent

Morning COVID update for Cobb County: The CDC seven-day tracker reports that for the one-week period Cobb County’s case rate was 1,123.34 per 100,000 of population. That’s an increase of…

Cobb County Public Library December 30, 2021

Cobb GIS identifies the most popular adult fiction by Cobb library branch

The Cobb County Public Library, on its Instagram page, ran an interesting map of the most popular adult fiction checked out from the library, by branch. The map was devised…

Health Care December 30, 2021

COVID-19: where to learn about it, find the data, get more information, and identify misinformation

A lot has been written about COVID-19 and the vaccines. There’s so much out there, ranging from valuable information to fraudulent nonsense that I thought compiling the current state of…

Health Care December 30, 2021

The Vaccine Rollout Was a Success. But Events Within and Beyond Biden’s Control Stymied Progress

By Victoria Knight December 20, 2021 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News — used with permission] Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the…

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Health Care December 29, 2021

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release asking Georgia residents to only go to hospital emergency rooms for COVID testing if their symptoms are severe. Atlanta…

Health Care December 28, 2021

What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains

What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains By Nathaniel Hafer, UMass Chan Medical School [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is reprinted…

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Environment December 27, 2021

4 New Year’s resolutions for a healthier environment in 2022

By Viniece Jennings, of Agnes Scott College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] When many people think of New Year’s resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve…

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History December 27, 2021

How common is the ‘Common Era?’ How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years

By Miriamne Ara Krummel, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is used with permission under a Creative Commons license] On Dec. 31, people from cultures…

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Science and Technology December 26, 2021

James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why

By Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and…

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