Category: breaking-news

Wealthy Countries Delivered Just 14% Of Covid Vaccine Doses Promised To Poorer Nations, Report Finds

Pharmaceutical companies have also failed to deliver promised doses to the Covax initiative, fulfilling just 12% of pledged doses.

Vaccines 90% Effective At Preventing Death From Covid-19, Country-Wide Study Suggests

A study that pulled from data across Scotland found that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines proved at least 90% effective in terms of preventing deaths from the virus.

Some Mask Mandates Lifted Where Covid-19 Cases Are Falling

San Francisco has recently relaxed some of its mask rules—but not yet dropped the mandate entirely—and Illinois could lift its indoor mask mandate before the holidays.

Putin Orders Weeklong Work Halt As Covid Numbers Climb

Vaccination rates have remained low despite the availability of Sputnik V.

Putin Orders Weeklong Work Halt As Covid Numbers Climb

Vaccination rates have remained low despite the availability of Sputnik V.

Here’s How The White House Plans To Distribute Children’s Covid Vaccines

The federal government’s plan includes partnering with children’s hospitals and other doctors’ offices and health centers.

Gates Foundation Backs Merck’s Antiviral Covid Pill With $120 Million Pledge To Boost Access Across Poorer Nations

The foundation said the money will support the manufacturer of the potentially game-changing drug if it is approved by regulators, citing promising results from a late-stage clinical trial.

New York City Mandates Covid-19 Vaccine For All City Workers, Removing Testing Option

Employees who haven’t received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by October 29 will be placed on unpaid leave, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

First Pig Kidney Successfully Tested In A Human—Here’s What That Could Mean For The Future Of Organ Transplants

The trial is a step towards a new source of organs for people on transplant waitlists.

Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine 93% Effective At Preventing Teen Hospitalizations, CDC Study Finds

The study found 97% of those hospitalized were unvaccinated, including every patient who was placed in intensive care or died.