Category: breaking-news

Amazon Turns Up The Heat On Brick-And-Mortar Retailers With New Online Pharmacy

The company will deliver prescriptions to U.S. consumers and offer discounts if paying without insurance.

Trump Wants To Go Down In History As The Man Who Ended Covid-19, Claiming Moderna Vaccine Success As His Own

Trump urged historians to remember that the “great discoveries” that will end Covid-19 “all took place on my watch.”

Former FDA Commissioner Says Pandemic Could ‘Effectively End In 2021’ If Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Live Up To Early Data

Early data has indicated Pfizer’s vaccine could be up to 90% effective and Moderna’s could be more than 94% effective.

WHO Chief Warns Vaccine Won’t End Covid-19 Pandemic As Moderna, Pfizer Announce Early Successes

The public health leader stressed the need to continue other methods of disease control, like contact tracing, isolating infected patients and testing.

Michigan, Washington Order New Covid-19 Restrictions As U.S. Cases Surge Past 11 Million

The U.S. has reported more than a million new cases in less than a week.

Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Preliminary Data Shows

Pfizer announced last week that its vaccine has shown 90% efficacy in preventing the disease.

More Infectious And Airborne Covid-19 Mutant Replaced Wuhan Virus To Dominate Worldwide, Research Finds

The researchers believe current vaccine efforts should still be effective on the strain.

State-Backed Russian, North Korean Hackers Targeting Covid-19 Vaccine Research, Microsoft Alleges

The company is urging world leaders to target actors facilitated by nation-states.

Black And Asian People More Likely To Catch Covid-19 In U.S. And U.K., Study Finds

Asian people are also more likely to be admitted to hospital for intensive care with Covid-19, the researchers found.

Fauci Predicts Further Covid-19 Vaccine Success As Moderna Prepares To Submit Early Findings

Fauci described the vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna as a “major step not only for Covid-19 but for the entire field of vaccinology.”