Mexico approved the emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine late Friday, bringing to six the number of countries that are inoculating or plan to inoculate with shots produced by U.S. …
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Trump Hails Approved Coronavirus Vaccine as ‘Medical Miracle’
U.S. President Donald Trump late Friday hailed what he termed “a medical miracle” – the immediate but extremely limited availability of a coronavirus vaccine less than a year after the …
your ads here!Brazil Nears 180,000 Deaths in Second Coronavirus Wave
Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in deaths from COVID-19 and third in the world in positive cases, is approaching 180,000 deaths as it suffers through its second wave …
your ads here!White House Threatens FDA Chief’s Job Over Vaccine Approval
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by the end …
your ads here!WHO Seeks Global Access to Approved Coronavirus Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) says action and money are needed to ensure coronavirus vaccines are available around the world as Western nations approve them. During Friday’s COVID-19 briefing at …
your ads here!US On Verge of Launching COVID Vaccinations
The United States could be hours away from starting its COVID-19 vaccination program. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly could authorize on Friday or Saturday the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by U.S. drug maker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend approval of the vaccine late Thursday. With the U.S. …
your ads here!‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as Britain Begins Mass Coronavirus
British health officials are warning that people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not receive the new coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out in a mass vaccination program Tuesday, pending investigation …
your ads here!Australia Abandons COVID-19 Vaccine Trials After False Positive HIV Results
Clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Australia’s University of Queensland in partnership with biotech company CSL have been abandoned after participants returned false positive HIV test results. …
your ads here!Americans May Get First Vaccines This Weekend
A US government advisory panel on Thursday recommended emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which meant Americans could begin being vaccinated as soon as this weekend. Earlier this week, …
your ads here!When and Which COVID-19 Vaccines Are Likely to be Available in Asia
Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing novel coronavirus infection.While regulatory processes are underway, …
your ads here!Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, UN World Food Program Warns Of ‘Hunger Pandemic’
The United Nations’ World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in a virtual ceremony Thursday. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the head of the organization warned that hundreds …
your ads here!FDA Panel Recommends Approval of First COVID-19 Vaccine
After nine hours of deliberation Thursday, a special panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for emergency use a coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and …
your ads here!‘Vaccine Nationalism’ Leaves World’s Poorest Nations Unable to Secure COVID-19 Vaccine, UN Chief Says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says “vaccine nationalism” is on the rise as wealthier nations line up to buy millions of doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines at the expense of …
your ads here!NASA Introduces New Crop of Lunar Astronauts
NASA on Wednesday formally introduced 18 astronauts who will take part in the U.S. space agency’s new manned lunar program.Nine men and nine women are the first group of astronauts …
your ads here!US Nearing Approval of First COVID-19 Vaccine
After more than 15.3 million total infections, the United States is on the verge of obtaining a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.A special panel of the Food and Drug Administration …
your ads here!WHO: People Living Longer, but With More Disabilities
New global health estimates find people are living six years longer now than 20 years ago, but many more people are living with disabilities that affect their quality of life. The …
your ads here!‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as Britain Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccinations
British health officials are warning that people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not receive the new coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out in a mass vaccination program …
your ads here!Cruise Ship Returns to Singapore After Coronavirus Case Discovered
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to port in Singapore Wednesday, cutting short a four-day cruise after a passenger was diagnosed with the coronavirus. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said a …
your ads here!Britain Warns People with History of Allergic Reactions Not to Get Coronavirus Vaccine
British regulators warned Wednesday that people with a history of allergic reactions not to get inoculated with a coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by U.S. drug maker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech.The …
your ads here!Study: 8% of Amazon Rainforest Destroyed Since 2000
Deforestation has wiped out 8% of the Amazon rainforest in just 18 years, according to a study released Tuesday. The swath of land destroyed between 2000 and 2018 is the size …
your ads here!Four Lions in Spanish Zoo Catch COVID-19
Four lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at Barcelona Zoo in Spain, veterinary authorities announced Tuesday.Veterinarians are unsure how the lions were infected, although two zookeepers have also tested positive.The …
your ads here!Endemic Corruption Is Reason Behind Alarming Wildlife Trafficking From Nigeria
Corruption has made Nigeria the biggest smuggler of ivory and pangolin scales from central and West Africa to Asia, according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency. The London-based …
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