On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practice for naming of new human infectious diseases.
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The WHO Has a Troubling 20-Year Prediction for Michigan
We're going to be dealing with Covid for a long time, but it's not for the reason you think.
Pfizer Adding 250 More Jobs To Make Oral Covid Drug in Portage
Pfizer announced its new oral Covid-19 treatment, Paxlovid, will be manufactured in Portage, and the company will be investing $120 Million dollars and creating some 250 jobs to make that happen.
Michigan Judge Slams Holland Restaurant Owner and it's Hilarious
A West Michigan woman disrespects the court and the judge throws the book at her.
List of Michigan Libraries with Free at Home COVID-19 Tests
Here is a list of libraries in Michigan that have free COVID-19 test kits.
A Michigan Teacher Quarantines in Bathroom After Testing Positive
This West Michigan native ended up isolated in an airplane bathroom for over 3 hours after testing positive for Covid-19 on her way to Iceland.
Ben Affleck Doesn’t Want to Do ‘IP Movies’ Anymore
That could spell the end for Batfleck.
A Battle Creek School is Back to Remote Learning Until November 22
Pennfield Schools is forced to move to virtual learning for grades K-12 following a staff shortage for transportation.
Why is United Airlines Dropping Service to Kalamazoo?
Here's what you need to know if you have a flight booked with United Airlines in or out of Kalamazoo.
Covid-19 Booster Rules Getting Complicated; Mix and Match Coming?
In a world that makes less and less sense every day, add this to the mix: Government doctors and regulators are deciding right now if it's a good idea to allow mixing and matching booster shots. In other words, if you got the Moderna vaccine, could you get a booster of the Pfizer vaccine?