Tag Archives: COVID-19

Findings of a recent Stanford University study seem to show that that just over 9% of Americans had developed antibodies to the virus as of the end of July.

In an effort to put mortality rates from the pandemic into perspective, demography experts there recently calculated the impact of lives lost due to COVID-19 in different scenarios.

Many seniors are feeling less stressed and threatened by the pandemic than their younger counterparts.

Data shows the coronavirus pandemic has already impacted the vaccination schedules of millions of young children.

The measures are targeted at reducing the number of people congregating in businesses and bars and promoting overall crowd control in the county. They go into effect Friday, July 31.

Following the unveiling of Parkway and Rockwood's plans for the upcoming year, the Centers for Disease Control released its own recommendations for returning to school.

The dating app OKCupid has seen a 700% increase in the number of its users going on “virtual” dates. And Tinder reported in April that it saw more than 3 billion users “swiping” to connect with potential dates on March 29, a new high for that popular app.

Because the majority of Americans in their 50s and older were already capable cooks when COVID-19 closed down the nation, preparing nutritious meals at home seven days a week was most likely easy during the first phase of the pandemic, according to the most recent National Poll on Healthy Aging.

While a few states have begun to release mobile apps to help contain the spread of COVID-19 among their residents, these apps have also created concerns about users’ personal privacy. As a result, very few people in those states have downloaded them so far – the highest utilization rate is just 2%, according to data gathered in late May.

On May 20, the Wildwood City Council was notified by Mayor Jim Bowlin via email that he had authorized the suspension of city ordinances to allow restaurants, pubs and coffee shops within the city's limit to expand their outdoor seating areas to adjacent parking areas.