Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said he’s worried that cases of coronavirus will plateau around 70,000 rather than decline. On Sunday, the U.S. recorded 51,204 infections, a decline of 5.4 percent over last week. This is also the lowest figure seen since October 7, when 50,341 cases were recorded, according to … Read more
Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’ top Covid expert, and his … Read more
President Joe Biden acknowledged the pain of the nation on Monday as the United States marked more than 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus at a candlelit ceremony at the White House, but he also offered words of hope and healing. ‘Today we mark a truly grim heart breaking milestone,’ he said in a speech to … Read more
JANUARY 3: The number of cases of a new type of viral pneumonia in central China rises to 44 in an outbreak that awakens fearful memories of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic. Most of the cases are traced to the South China Seafood City market in the suburbs of sprawling Wuhan, where offerings are reported to … Read more
US craze for wearing two masks at the same time is backed by health chiefs who say that it could reduce the potential spread of coronavirus particles Trend for double-masking – wearing two masks at same time – began in America President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both seen wearing two And last … Read more
Dr Fauci declares April ‘open season’ for any American adult to get a COVID-19 vaccine and predicts the ‘majority’ of Americans will have two doses by fall Dr Anthony Fauci predicted anyone in the US who wants one will be able to get a coronavirus vaccine by April in a Today show interview He said … Read more
The US may not reach herd immunity and return to some semblance of normalcy until Thanksgiving at the current pace of COVID-19 vaccinations and speed of variant spread, Biden administration officials told the Daily Beast. That’s far later than the end-of-summer target date by which Dr Anthony Fauci has estimated that American life might get … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci says there have been ‘no red flags’ after tens of thousands of pregnant women have received vaccines against COVID)-19. During a White House briefing on Wednesday, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said that expectant months have been given both Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s shots with no unexpected side effects. ‘I want to … Read more
Wearing two face masks could slow down the spread of coronavirus even more than just one, Dr Anthony Fauci has claimed – but experts say there isn’t enough proof. Dr Fauci — the US Government’s top infectious diseases expert — said it was ‘common sense’ that double-masking would be more effective. He added it was … Read more
Anti-vaxxers in the UK, US and other countries could stop the world from eradicating coronavirus, warns top US disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci Top American expert compared Covid-19 to the measles outbreaks in the US Although the vaccine for the disease is 98 per cent effective, these still occur He warned this was due to … Read more