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Meigs reports two COVID-19 deaths
The latest numbers increase New Mexico's case total to 22,315 and the death toll to at least 685. There were no new health-care facility outbreaks. The Lond...
Indonesia Starts Human Trials Of China-Made COVID-19 Vaccine
This contract - the sixth such deal since May - is for 100 million doses of the eventual COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna's vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, is one of t...
Sputnik meaning: What is Sputnik? Why has Russian Federation named coronavirus vaccine Sputnik?
It's believed large-scale production of the Russian vaccine could begin as early as this fall, with the country's minister of health adding a voluntary mass-vac...
State officials: West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample found in Malden
A batch of mosquitoes collected in Wonder Lake tested positive for the West Nile virus Monday, local health officials announced Tuesday. Ensure that window an...
Windsor Essex to move into Stage 3 on Wednesday
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, said he made the decision based on positive local trends. The local health unit reports five f...
Ontario reports only 33 new COVID-19 cases
The total deaths are now 134, from 123 on Monday. The actual caseload of the country is the active cases, which now stand at 6,43,948 and are only 27.64 per c...
Philippines talking to Russian vaccine maker on trials, seeks 'complete dossier'
Only about 10% of clinical trials are successful and some scientists fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety. President Vladimir Putin...
Vaping Linked To Higher Covid-19 Risk In Young Adults: Study NK#142322
Among young people who were tested for the virus that causes COVID-19, the researchers found that those who vaped were five to seven times more likely to be in...
Trump announces sixth vaccine contract, for 100 mn doses
The U.S. government previously gave Moderna around $1 billion to fund its research efforts, bringing total U.S. funding to around $2.5 billion. President Don...
Ontario reports only 33 new cases of COVID-19
Four additional, smaller outbreaks are now ongoing in the region. New Mexico reported five more coronavirus deaths Monday and 132 new cases of the disease, ...
City in China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies
Bearing sharp criticism from the global community over its handling of the Covid-19 spread in the country, the Chinese authorities quickly swung in action and s...
Lewis County: 7 new cases of COVID-19
Contact tracing is one of the most important tools for limiting the spread of COVID-19 by breaking chains of transmission, say health officials. Los Angeles ...
New Zealand praised as a Covid-19 'global exemplar' by WHO Director
COVID-19 is proving exceptionally hard to stop, and it is important to identify where the human-animal barrier was breached, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director o...
Will some college conferences postpone and others proceed?
First, after a few days of speculation and rumors, the Big Ten finally pulled the plug on the 2020 fall football season in hopes of planning to play in the ...
Sanjay Dutt diagnosed with lung cancer
Dispelling the rumour, the actor wrote: "Hi friends, I am taking a short break from work for some medical treatment". A close friend has also said that the acto...
USA skeptical of Russia’s Covid vaccine safety
Congratulating all involved in the development of the vaccine, Putin described it as "a very important step for the world". Putin said his daughter had a "hig...
NSW records 22 new coronavirus cases, Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirms
Close contacts of the worker are self-isolating. Eight of the new cases were linked with Tangara School for Girls - including five students, a staff member an...
New AAP Report Finds 97,000 Kids Recently Tested Positive for COVID-19
There has been a 90% increase in the number of Covid-19 cases among U.S. children over the last four weeks, according to a report published Monday by the Americ...
White House is willing to spend more on virus aid, Mnuchin says
Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska wrote in a statement that Trump does not have the power to "unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law". "Here's what I ...
Russian Federation set to register first COVID19 vaccine on August 12
The vaccine is being jointly developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry. It can also invest with a Philippine partner for loc...
United States reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19
In the last two weeks of July, almost 100,000 more children received positive test results. An additional key point shared on the CDC's page advised traveller...
Russian Federation develops world's 1st covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine, which was jointly developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry, will be officially registered on August 12 . We hav...
Bubonic Plague: China Seals Off Inner Mongolia Village After First Death Reported
Cases of plague are not uncommon in China , although outbreaks have become increasingly rare. Nine close contacts and 26 secondary contacts of the patient ha...
75 recovered cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
ME now has a total of 4,042 COVID-19 cases, of those 405 are currently active. The unincorporated area of the county held steady at 12 cases. It has been repo...
MA reports 1st human West Nile virus case
Hamidah Meghani. Experts are tracking West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Zika and the emerging Jamestown Canyon virus. Defend yourself by using a...
Coronavirus: New virus measures in Preston 'expected in next few days'
Preston City Council has already asked residents to help prevent the spread of the virus so stricter measures are not implemented, but data from Public Healt...
America will purchase 100 million doses of corona virus vaccine
J&J's investigational vaccine is now being tested on healthy volunteers in the United States and Belgium in an early-stage study. "We are scaling up production ...
West Nile Virus found in Davis
Dr. Paul Auwaerter, clinical director of the division of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins Hospital, told Yahoo Life that because the two diseases do share...
President of Liberty University to take 'indefinite leave of absence'
Falwell is holding a glass containing a dark-colored liquid while the caption read: "More vacation shots. It was a prop only". He was wearing an older pair of t...
53 more cases in B.C., no deaths
With Friday's cases, officials noted that Whitley County now has 79 active cases. According to the province, more than 1,500 people in B.C. are self-isolating...
What is Tick-borne virus - and how anxious should you be
The woman was discharged after one month of treatment in the hospital. Virologists also believe that the infection might have been transmitted on to humans ...
2 new deaths, 23 additional cases of COVID-19 in Winnebago Co
There are no hospitalizations in the north at the moment and a total of 10,933 tests have been conducted in the Northern Health Authority. Klamath County repo...
CDC Warns of Outbreak of Dangerous Disease That Can Paralyze Children
Limb weakness occurred in 86% of the confirmed AFM cases reported between August and November of 2018. Even though other countries have reported AFM cases, in...
Covid Vaccine: Should "Challenge Trials" Be Allowed?
It did not disclose purchase prices. Japan has been slow to ink major COVID-19 vaccine purchase deals like those dominating headlines in the US and Europe, bu...
Coronavirus US: 300k deaths predicted before the end of 2020
Researchers say that 70,000 lives could be saved if 95 percent of Americans wear masks from today when they leave their homes. The drop in transmission correlat...
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