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Report: Drop In Greenhouse Gas Emissions Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Fails To Slow Climate Crisis
Despite emissions plummeting during lockdowns, greenhouse gas levels continue to rise to record levels.
AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine Up To 90% Effective At Preventing Covid-19, Early Results Show
The vaccine is cheaper and much easier to transport than Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, which are 95% effective.
Covid-19 Patients Are ‘Highly Infectious’ Within Five Days Of Showing Symptoms, Study Shows, Explaining Pandemic’s Rapid Spread
Research indicates that the virus is “short-lived” and that patients are no longer infectious after nine days of showing symptoms.
Pfizer, BioNTech To Seek Emergency Approval For Covid-19 Vaccine On Friday
Clinical trials show the vaccine to be 95% effective at preventing Covid-19.
World Health Organization Rejects Remdesivir, The Antiviral Trump Took For Covid-19, Saying There’s No Evidence It Helps Recovery Or Survival
Remdesivir is one of the only drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat Covid-19.
Denmark Says Mutant Covid-19 Strain From Mink Is ‘Most Likely’ Extinct
After more than 200 people caught mink-related Covid-19, the country ordered the culling of its entire 17-million-strong herd of mink.
Tyson Foods Managers Placed Bets On How Many Workers Would Catch Covid-19, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges
The lawsuit alleges Tyson displayed a “wilful and wanton disregard for worker safety” in a plant where over 1,000 employees caught Covid-19.
Oxford Vaccine Induces ‘Robust’ Immune Response In Older Adults, Early Findings Show
Older adults, who are most at risk from the coronavirus, usually respond less well to vaccines.
Mike Pence Falsely Gives Credit To Trump For Pfizer Vaccine Success
Pfizer has repeatedly said its vaccine research and development is “entirely self-funded.”
Sinovac’s Covid-19 Vaccine Appears Safe And Prompts ‘Quick’ Immune Response, Study Finds
Researchers believe the vaccine, which is already approved in China, could be “suitable for emergency use during the pandemic,” though further clinical trials will be needed.
