Category: breaking-news

Moderna Submits Covid-19 Vaccine For Emergency Approval, Says It Is 100% Effective At Preventing Severe Forms Of Disease

If approved, this would mark the first time Moderna has successfully brought a vaccine to market.

Denmark Wants To Exhume ‘Zombie Mink’ Rising From Mass Graves While Scientists Warn Of Permanent Covid-19 Pandemic Risk

The government ordered the culling of 17 million mink after the animals spread a mutant Covid-19 strain to humans that threatened the effectiveness of vaccines in development.

AstraZeneca May Conduct Additional Trial For Covid-19 Vaccine After Acknowledging Errors In Initial Trial

The company’s CEO said the new trial will be conducted outside the U.S. and its data may not be adequate to lead to approval from the FDA.

Report: Coronavirus Deaths At U.S. Senior Care Facilities Have Surpassed 100,000

Deaths among the vulnerable age group represent nearly 40% of all deaths reported by Johns Hopkins University.

New Research Finds No Evidence That Mutations Increase The Spread Of Covid-19

Researchers from the U.K., France and Réunion stressed the need to monitor new mutations as vaccines are rolled out, adding that the virus seems “well adapted” to spreading among humans.

Scotland Will Be The First Country To Make Period Products Free

The goal of the legislation is to eliminate “period poverty.”

Covid-19 Found In Polish Mink, Cull Feared

Denmark illegally ordered the culling of its entire herd after the disease spread back into humans from the farmed animals.

U.S. Blood Supply Shortages Nearing The Brink As Covid-19 Pandemic Rages

The supply of convalescent plasma, used in treating seriously ill COviod-19 patients, is also dangerously low in parts of the country.

Qantas Becomes First Airline To Require Passengers To Get Covid-19 Vaccine Before Flying Internationally

The travel industry is stepping up its coronavirus protocols in anticipation of a vaccine, with trade body IATA in the final stages of developing a new “digital health pass”.

Fauci Says Vaccine Will Be Safe, Despite Wariness Of Democratic Governors

Lacking trust in the Trump administration, a coalition of west coast states and New York have pledged to have their own experts vet a vaccine.