Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?
Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn’t mean new variants will keep emerging Continue Reading
GE, Union Pacific Mandate Covid-19 Vaccine for U.S. Workers
General Electric Co. GE 0.59% , Union Pacific Corp. UNP -0.08% and other large U.S. employers are imposing Covid-19 vaccine mandates for their workers to comply with a Dec. 8 deadline set by the Biden administration for companies that are federal contractors. Boeing Co. , International Continue Reading
As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate
Medics wearing special suits to protect against coronavirus treat a patient with coronavirus, left, as others prepare a patent to move at an ICU at the Moscow City Clinical Hospital Continue Reading
Covid-19: New mutation of Delta variant under close watch in UK
Officials are keeping a close watch on a new descendant of the Delta variant of Covid that is causing a growing number of infections. Delta is the UK’s dominant variant, Continue Reading
How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations
As the United States and Europe ramped up their Covid-19 vaccination programs, the Asia-Pacific region, once lauded for its pandemic response, struggled to get them off the ground. Now, many of those laggards Continue Reading
New U.S. travel rules close door on those fully vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V – The Washington Post
The United States announced last week that it would soon open its doors to foreign travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus, loosening restrictions for broad swaths of global visitors for the first Continue Reading
Antiviral pill: How close are we to a drug to treat Covid?
With coronavirus vaccines being administered worldwide, scientists are preparing a new weapon against the disease that has claimed more than 4-5m lives: an effective antiviral medication to treat the worst Continue Reading
WHO Seeks to Revive Stalled Inquiry Into Origins of Covid-19 With New Team – WSJ
The World Health Organization is reviving its stalled investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 virus as agency officials warn that time is running out to determine how the pandemic that has Continue Reading
Global vaccines project to revamp rules after Britain got more than Botswana
COVAX assigned early Pfizer shots to vaccination leaders UK, UAE Dose-sharing methodology doesn’t check states’ vaccine coverage Vaccine alliance Gavi is proposing changes – internal document UK was among few Continue Reading
COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom
In this Aug. 17, 2021, file photo, patient with COVID-19 on breathing support lies in a bed in an intensive care unit at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. Continue Reading