The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: the first members of the British public will be vaccinated against Covid-19. Good vibes all round. As Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam pointed out last week, this first wave of … Read more
Moderna CEO says it can ‘comfortably’ make 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 – but will need more resources to hit their goal of 1 billion Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the firm is ‘very comfortable’ it can can make 500 million dose of its vaccine in 2021 at a Friday Nasdaq … Read more
Pfizer‘s coronavirus jab may not prevent vaccinated people from spreading coronavirus, the firm’s chairman admitted this week. ‘I think that’s something that needs to be examined. We’re not certain about that right now,’ said Albert Bourla, when asked by Dateline’s Lester Holt about whether the shot would prevent transmission during the interview, which aired Thursday … Read more
‘This is a DREAM for anyone with a flaky scalp!’: Over 13,000 shoppers swear by this £7 scalp massager for promoting fabulous and flake-free hair By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 08:59 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 08:59 GMT, 4 December 2020 If you’re looking for a new way to grow and maintain healthy … Read more
Just how dire the coronavirus death toll is in the U.S. has been the subject of much debate – and Johns Hopkins University’s student newspaper found itself at the heart of the controversy last week. The university’s News-Letter published an article that claimed there is ‘no evidence that COVID-19 created any excess deaths on November … Read more
An experimental oral antiviral drug completely suppressed coronavirus transmission within 24 hours, a new study suggests. The medications, called molnupiravir, prevents the virus from multiplying itself, therefore preventing it from spreading throughout the body. Researchers found the drug blocked ferrets infected with COVID-19 from spreading the disease to one another, but those not given the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer will only ship 50 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine worldwide – HALF as many as promised – by the end of 2020 after running into supply chain problems Pfizer now says it will ship 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year The firm had planned to … Read more
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says he believes the UK should have spent more time thoroughly vetting Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine before approving it for emergency use authorization. On Wednesday, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said the shot, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was safe to roll out for widespread use. … Read more
A new global surveillance system may be able to predict where the next coronavirus hotspots will be. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois, it can track where the virus is, where it is going, how quickly it will arrive and whether or not it is accelerating. Its most recent report claims Wisconsin is on … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans not to travel for Christmas as deaths hit pandemic high, with more than 2,700 recorded in a single day, hospitalizations hit a record 100,000, and new daily cases surpass 200,000 for the first time. Health officials fear gatherings during the holiday season could lead to … Read more