If approved, this would mark the first time Moderna has successfully brought a vaccine to market.
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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.
This Doctor Argues That Public Health Messaging On Covid-19 Needs To Shift From ‘How’ To ‘Why’
Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, urges public health messaging to change from ‘dos and don’ts’ towards an understanding of why we should do those things.
Giving Thanks This Holiday During The Fight Against Covid-19
Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, gives some reasons to be thankful this holiday season during the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
Why Prior Experience Can Blind People To Covid-19’s Thanksgiving Risks
Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how humans are primed to distort current perspective based on past events: an indoor gathering in winter is not the same as an outdoor gathering in summer, but our brains may incline us to think otherwise
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”.
Here’s What You Need To Know About AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca, with partner Oxford University, released preliminary data for its phase 3 Covid-19 Monday showing that the vaccine may be up to 90% effective.
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.
