A far-right conspiracy theorist who compared COVID-19 to food poisoning and urged her supporters not to get vaccinated says she feels like she got "hit by a bus" after contracting the virus.
Read articleCOVID racial disparities also affect kids, report says; Moderna vaccine protection staying especially strong
Read articleMore than 90% of Fox Corporation staff inoculated, according to memo announcing daily testing for unvaccinated employees
Read articleThe right-wing channel Fox News, whose top personalities have for months assailed the concept of vaccine passports and argued that asking about vaccine status amounts to a major intrusion of privacy, told employees this week that they must disclose their vaccination status to the company.
Read articlePope Francis issued an appeal on Wednesday urging people to get inoculated against COVID-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic, but needed to be taken by everyone.
Read articleA mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. Their plan failed when the influencers went public about the attempt to recruit them.
Read articleThe World Health Organization on Friday urged fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks, social distance and practice other Covid-19 pandemic safety measures as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe.
Read articleIndia has classified a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in Europe as a "variant of concern", but it's too early to really tell.
Read articleWith less than two months until the Tokyo Olympics begin, a group of US public health experts are among the latest to warn that pushing forward with the rescheduled 2020 Games puts athletes -- and the public -- at risk amid the pandemic.
Read articleWith 100M inoculations in just 9 days, a fresh batch of Covid cases finally helped China combat vaccine hesitancy
Read articleIt’s important to recognise the vital role they’ve played in development of vaccines and treatments
Read articleVaccine developed by scientists at Jenner Institute, Oxford, shows up to 77% efficacy in trial over 12 months
Read articleUnder real world conditions, the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines provide highly effective protection, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read articleGhana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
Read articleThe coronavirus variant first found in Kent could become the world's dominant strain, the head of the UK's genetic surveillance programme has predicted.
Read articleTheories including virus jumping from animal to human or via frozen food being explored by team in China
Read articleSmall-scale trial of vaccine’s efficacy shows it offers very little protection against mild to moderate infection
Read articleUK scientists have launched the world's first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose regimens, an approach they say could give extra flexibility and even boost protection against Covid-19 if approved.
Read articleResults that show the Oxford-AstraZenenca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus have been hailed as "absolutely superb" by the health secretary.
Read articleThe Moderna Covid-19 vaccine created antibodies that neutralized coronavirus variants first found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, the company said in a news release on Monday.
Read articleA Covid-19 vaccine developed in China has shown success in mid-stage trials, researchers say.There are several vaccines being developed in China, some of which are already being administered
Read articleParis will shut all bars completely from Tuesday as the French government raises the city's coronavirus alert to maximum following a sustained period of high infection rates.
Read articleA team of scientists in India has developed an inexpensive paper-based test for coronavirus that could give fast results similar to a pregnancy test. The BBC's Soutik Biswas and Krutika Pathi unpack how it works.
Read articleBecton Dickinson and Co.’s COVID-19 test that returns results in 15 minutes has been cleared for use in countries that accept Europe’s CE marking, the diagnostics maker said Wednesday.
Read articleResults from an early safety study of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with high-dose flu shots, researchers said on Tuesday.
Read articleA new lawsuit alleges the doctor performed unwanted hysterectomies on women being detained by ICE.
Read articleEight people in Gresik regency, East Java, were ordered by local authorities to dig graves for those who have died of Covid-19 as punishment for not wearing face masks in public.
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