U.S. Infection Rate Eases to Lowest Since October:
The pace of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. continued to ease as the country’s week-to-week average fell to its lowest in almost four months. A top Biden administration health Continue Reading
Why are coronavirus cases dropping in the U.S.? Experts point to four reasons. – The Washington Post
In recent weeks, U.S. coronavirus case data — long a closely-watched barometer of the pandemic’s severity — has sent some encouraging signals: The rate of newly recorded infections is plummeting Continue Reading
First known patient reinfected with South Africa coronavirus variant is in critical condition
A man in France is critically ill with the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa four months after he was previously infected with the virus — the first recorded reinfection Continue Reading
Can Covax deliver the vaccines much of the world needs?
Scores of poorer countries around the world are waiting nervously to see if the multilateral Covax program will deliver the coronavirus vaccines they need to stem the pandemic — even Continue Reading
China Imports 11.12 Million Bpd Of Oil In January
China’s January crude oil imports averaged 11.12 million bpd, according to energy analytics company OilX. This was up by more than 18 percent, or 1.74 million bpd, from the December Continue Reading
Is China Headed To Peak Oil Demand?
The world’s top oil importer, China, could be just years away from its own peak in domestic demand for oil products, Chinese refiners have started to warn, but consumer preferences Continue Reading
Australia’s Fuel Security Crisis Is Growing Increasingly Dire
Australia’s fuel security is becoming an increasingly imminent challenge for the country as another refinery closes in Melbourne. With the country’s already high import bill climbing, experts are beginning to Continue Reading
Biden Announces a Big Vaccine Deal, but Warns of Hurdles
President Biden touring a lab at the National Institutes of Health on Thursday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times The Biden administration says it has now secured enough vaccine to Continue Reading
Gasoline Demand Faces Weakness Despite Vaccine Rollout
In the latest sign yet that the global vaccination effort was falling way short of expectations, institutional traders are shunning gasoline futures in favor of other contracts. Forecasts that gasoline Continue Reading
Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel’s race to defeat pandemic
Israel’s swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine. Results are trickling in, and they are promising. Medical workers, some seen through a Continue Reading