A connection between the human herpesvirus Epstein-Barr and multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been suspected but has been difficult to prove. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the primary cause of mononucleosis and is so common that 95 percent of adults carry it. Unlike Epstein-Barr, MS, a devastating demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, is relatively rare.

Editor's note: Updated on Aug. 31. The study cited in the article compares Covid Delta/Alpha viral loads in vaccinated individuals only, not the unvaccinated as was initially reported.] Scientists have discovered that fully vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the viral load of the Covid Delta strain in their nostrils as compared to the Alpha strain.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community.

Todd Zywicki, a professor at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, is suing George Mason University over the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that he already contracted the novel coronavirus and believes he is protected due to natural immunity.

Stephanie Dubois, of Cyprus, was a model with RMG Model Agency. She was recently hospitalized and in a coma after a brain hemorrhage. Her condition was said to be a reaction from the Covid Astra Zeneca vaccine according to friends and family on social media. Unfortunately Stephanie did not survive.

Elizabeth M. Renieris, a Harvard lawyer on the ID2020 technical advisory committee, has resigned from the ID2020 Alliance. The organization aims to enable digital identity for those that lack one, and is especially active with refugees and marginalized groups. Renieris' resignation was driven by concerns that the organization will get involved in COVID-19 immunity passports, as Coindesk first reported.

As the highly touted Covid vaccine makes its way into the arms of nurses, doctors, elderly, and others who are immuno-compromised, it appears as though it isn't as effective as we were led to believe. An ER nurse in San Diego received his Covid vaccination last week.

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities, you may eventually need something in addition to the vaccine: a vaccine passport application.