British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday said 105 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have been found in the nation, with 11 of those cases …
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WHO Chief: Global Coronavirus Cases Drop for Third Straight Week
The World Health Organization (WHO) noted Monday that globally, the number of new coronavirus cases fell for the third consecutive week. At the agency’s regular news briefing conducted virtually from its …
your ads here!Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each other in Tuskegee, a mostly Black city where …
your ads here!WHO Visits Center In Charge of Early COVID Outbreak
A team of World Health Organization scientists investigating the source of the coronavirus, that first emerged in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, visited a provincial disease control center Monday …
your ads here!Diesel Industry Awaits Potential Biden Administration Clean Energy Initiatives
U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to bring what he calls a Clean Energy Revolution to tackle climate change. The diesel industry, which had gone through its own revolution a decade ago to …
your ads here!Academics Look to Restore Integrity to Science, Research
Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has reaffirmed a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and research, appointing scientists to numerous leadership roles. Educators and experts applaud these appointments …
your ads here!UK Set to Formally Apply for Trans-Pacific Trade Bloc Membership
Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government has said.Since leaving the European …
your ads here!US Lawmakers Push Mental Health Days for Kids Amid Pandemic
When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety attack.The idea of going to sleepovers or being home …
your ads here!WHO Team Visits Wet Market Linked to First Coronavirus Cases
A team of World Health Organization scientists investigating the source of the coronavirus visited a wet market Sunday in Wuhan, China.A cluster of cases was linked to the Huanan Seafood …
your ads here!Fighting Climate Change in America Means Changes to America
Climate isn’t the only thing changing. What comes next in the nation’s struggle to combat global warming will probably transform how Americans drive, where they get their power and other bits …
your ads here!WHO Team Visits Wuhan Hospital That Treated Early Cases
Scientists with the World Health Organization’s team investigating the source of the coronavirus that has infected more than 102 million people worldwide and killed more than 2.2 million have visited …
your ads here!Israel Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Shows 92% Effectiveness
In the first large-scale, controlled data outside clinical trials, the two-dose Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is showing 92 percent effectiveness, according to Israeli health officials. It’s good news for Pfizer, which …
your ads here!EU Tightens Vaccine Export Rules, Creates Post-Brexit Outcry
The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like Great Britain, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of …
your ads here!Johnson & Johnson One-dose Vaccine 66% Successful
U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device maker Johnson & Johnson says after a global trial, the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed is 66% effective in preventing infection. The one-dose vaccine, which was …
your ads here!EU Drug Regulator Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine for Emergency Use
European Union regulators on Friday approved the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the third vaccine approved for use on the European continent. Amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to …
your ads here!US Feds Were Unprepared to Meet First American Evacuees from Wuhan, Report Finds
Federal officials at a California military base last year who met with the first American evacuees from Wuhan, China, the place where the coronavirus emerged, were not prepared for their …
your ads here!German Health Minister Expects Approval of AstraZenaca COVID-19 Vaccine
Germany’s health minister said Friday he expects the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use later in the day but possibly only for restricted use. Speaking at a …
your ads here!US Unprepared to Meet its First COVID Evacuees from Wuhan Last Year
Federal officials at a California military base last year who met with the first American evacuees from Wuhan, China, the place where the coronavirus emerged, were not prepared for their …
your ads here!Biden Revokes Restrictions on Women’s Reproductive Rights
President Joe Biden reversed several Trump administration health care policies Thursday, including one that restricted access to abortion both inside and outside the United States. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara …
your ads here!Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works, But Less So Against Variants
Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as …
your ads here!North America’s Largest Cemetery Struggles to Cope with COVID Deaths
Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Whittier, California, may be the biggest cemetery in North America, but the 1,400-acre park is struggling to cope with the number of bodies …
your ads here!Poles Take to Streets in Protest as Near-total Abortion Ban Takes Effect
Protesters took to the streets of the Polish capital, Warsaw, late Wednesday and more demonstrations were scheduled for Thursday after the government implemented a court ruling that placed a near-total ban …
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