Tag: CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Twitter is the latest Social Media Network to encourage users to get the Covid-19 Vaccine

Twitter is adding a new prompt to users’ timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort, providing users around the world with the “latest vaccine info” in their particular country. The new notice appears as a massive unmissable box at the top of users’ Twitter feeds on the iOS and Android apps, prompting users […]

CDC’s tips for creating a Tick-safe Zone in your backyard

It might not seem like it over the last year, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn’t all about Covid-19.  They cover a whole range of other things that could cause disease or otherwise make our lives miserable, including those nasty blood-sucking ticks. First you should know that the CDC does say that […]

It’s time to Stop the Hygiene Theater, says the CDC

It’s time to unplug the sanitizing robots and put away the bottles of Clorox that seem to line the entrances to every school, restaurant and supermarket wanting to advertise its safety protocols. While such protocols may be reassuring to an anxious populace, they are not necessary, says a “revised guidance” issued last week by the […]

Microsoft Build announces it will take place Virtually again this year on May 25th–27th

Microsoft has updated its events website to reveal the dates of Microsoft Build 2021. Per the new listing, the annual conference will take place from May 25th–27th this year. It will also be held virtually, along with many of Microsoft’s 2021 events. “Microsoft Build is where developers, architects, start-ups, and students learn, connect, and code […]