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Why Are Lipid Nanoparticles So Important to the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 5)

Why You Still Need A Mask After You Get COVID Vaccine

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 4)

Building As We Go: Identification, Notification, and Vaccination

A recent federal report and subsequent media coverage has revealed an urgent gap in the supply chain for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: lipid...

After considering a biocide's efficacy, toxicity, kill mechanisms, and bacterial resistance, one must also consider its cost. As with all criteria,...

As national numbers of COVID vaccinations continue to climb, many of us are wondering when we can finally shed the mask and abandon social...

Resistance - antibiotic or otherwise - is a game of survival of the fittest. Bacteria strains can be killed by an antibiotic that targets a specific...

The sheer number of people who need to get vaccinated and the logistics involved in making that happen has led to frustration and confusion. Some ...

Our bodies are incredible feats of balance, or in biological terms, homeostasis. Completely independent of our conscious minds, our cells are taking...

We were making progress against an emergent pathogen long before the newest novel pathogen brought everything to a standstill. Starting a decade ago,...

Today's post covers a vital comparison between copper and silver: Their ability to kill harmful bacteria. Biocidal activity - the active destruction...

Since mankind began using metals, both silver and copper have been used to keep mildew, mold, fungi, and other spoilage at bay. Both metals were even...

A study demonstrated that regular soap has the same impact as antibacterial soap at killing bacterial during hand washing. Today we'll explore this...

The infection control landscape is difficult to navigate without an understanding of the key terms used by experts in the field. Some of these terms...

There's no more chilling words in a killer virus action movie than "IT'S MUTATED!" Visions of a virus gone berserk and leaving chaos (or zombies) in...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Why Are Lipid Nanoparticles So Important to the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 5)

Why You Still Need A Mask After You Get COVID Vaccine

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 4)

Building As We Go: Identification, Notification, and Vaccination

Why Are Lipid Nanoparticles So Important to the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 5)

Why You Still Need A Mask After You Get COVID Vaccine

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 4)

Building As We Go: Identification, Notification, and Vaccination

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 3)

A Fungus Among Us: Candida During COVID-19

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 2)

Silver vs Copper: Which is the better biocide? (Part 1)

Is Antibacterial Soap the Same As Regular Soap?

4 Key Terms in Infection Control

New Variant of SARS-CoV-2: Is it time to panic?