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Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trial paused due to mystery illness

Mr. Wolk said he doesn't know if the adverse event in the J&J trial is similar to the one reported in the AstraZeneca trial. The coronavirus vaccine r...

World Bank approves $12bn to increase COVID vaccine accessibility

The announcement of the deal came amid an alarming spike of COVID-19 cases across Europe, with the majority of member states imposing stricter Coronavirus res...

Facebook bans ads discouraging vaccines

While ads calling into question the safety of vaccines are now banned , the company said ads "that advocate for or against legislation or government policies a...

British PM announces new measures to combat Covid-19 pandemic

One billion pounds in financial support was allocated to the areas classified as "very high" risk level to help boost virus detection tests and implement new pr...

Police boss urges ban on people from hotspots travelling into Wales

Seventeen areas of Wales - 15 counties, one town and one city - are now under local lockdown restrictions, preventing travel in and out of them. Prime Ministe...

Covid-19: Pressure is building on NHS hospitals, government experts warn

A string of temporary "Nightingale" hospitals were built across the United Kingdom in conference centres and stadia earlier this year as Covid-19 swept across t...

World Health Organization reports worldwide record of 350,000 new daily COVID cases

World Health Organization reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 338,000. The World Health Organisation (WHO), which keeps the...

Eli Lilly pauses COVID-19 antibody trial due to safety concern

The company didn't provide any information about what caused the data panel to recommend the pause. While the reason for the suspension wasn't revealed, the s...

4 new Covid-19 cases reported in Leitrim

Northern Ireland's devolved government is set to impose tougher COVID-19 restrictions, First Minister Arlene Foster said after a rapid spread of cases led to...

Covid-19 reinfection casts doubt on virus immunity

The patient has since been discharged from the hospital and has recovered from the second infection, the study noted. He subsequently tested negative for coron...

States, Including Ohio, Added To Travel Advisory List

OH has been on and off New York's list since mid-July, as the state's coronavirus numbers have spiked and subsided. OH last week set a single-day record fo...

Novel coronavirus can last 28 days on glass and currency, study finds

While many governments are basing their hopes of a full economic recovery on a vaccine, Van der Hoek said there may never be a single, entirely effective COVID-...

Weekend Sees 123 Additional COVID-19 Cases In Lane County

Today, only 55 thousand new cases of corona virus have been reported on Monday. According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering , t...

Selena Gomez dealt with a `bit of depression` amid the pandemic

I guess it just forced me to have that time'. "But yeah, I mean, my job is a lot of travel, connecting to people, making people happy and that makes me happy", ...

Nightingale Hospitals in Harrogate and Sunderland to prepare to take patients

In the last four weeks, hospitals in the north west and the north east have seen a seven-fold increase in COVID-19 patients in their intensive care units, Powis...

Coronavirus in UK: Boris Johnson's New Three-Tier Restrictions System Explained

It is essentially a continuation of the existing rules that apply across the country. The steps under consideration include further curbs on outdoor gatherings,...

Hepatitis C Discoverers Awarded The Nobel Prize In Medicine

The winners were announced at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm. The disease is chronic and a major cause of liver inflammation and cancer. They named it "non-A, non...

CEO Says Regeneron Must Ration COVID-19 Treatment

Why It Matters: Trump touted Regeneron's drug as a " cure " last week and said he "felt good" immediately after taking it. The Regeneron antibody drug ...

Al-Ahli Hospital launches breast cancer awareness campaign

It is predicted that by 2026 nearly 2.3 lakh women will get breast cancer in India which is the same as in the west. Prevention is always better than cure. Wh...

COVID-19: Age may not contribute to infection risk, says a study

Amid increasing instances of COVID-19 patients also contracting other seasonal diseases with similar symptoms, and the health complications emerging because of ...

Covid-19 reinfection possible and can be more severe

Health officials in British Columbia will provide their first update in four days on the latest cases of COVID-19 in the province Tuesday. The first is how li...

Pfizer Covid vaccine 'a very likely prospect' for NZ - Megan Woods

The unexplained illness in one of the study's participants will now halt the development of one of the highest-profile options to help stop the spread of COVI...

Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial interrupted due to sick participant

AstraZeneca and medical experts say trial suspensions to look into the cause of a participant's illness are not uncommon. The idea behind clinical trials is ...

China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance

Initially, China did not agree to join the alliance, after missing an early deadline to join in September. The United States, for example, has booked 800 millio...

Germany's BioNTech signs deal with New Zealand for 1.5 million vaccine doses

BNT162b2 is an mRNA-based vaccine now in a Phase III trial at multiple sites globally. Two of these have entered phase -II trials after completing phase-I. The ...

Germany's BioNTech signs deal with New Zealand for 1.5 million vaccine doses

BNT162b2 is an mRNA-based vaccine now in a Phase III trial at multiple sites globally. Two of these have entered phase -II trials after completing phase-I. The ...

China joins WHO-led COVAX for fair access to Covid-19 vaccines

The United States, for example, has booked 800 million doses through six developers. These vaccines will be delivered equally to all participating countries, ...

China joins WHO-led COVAX for fair access to Covid-19 vaccines

The United States, for example, has booked 800 million doses through six developers. These vaccines will be delivered equally to all participating countries, ...

China joins WHO-led COVAX for fair access to Covid-19 vaccines

The United States, for example, has booked 800 million doses through six developers. These vaccines will be delivered equally to all participating countries, ...

The Explainer: How did Covid-19 get so bad in Northern Ireland?

There are now 141 people being treated in hospital with coronavirus and 19 on ICU wards, which is an increase of three patients in the last 24 hours. Ireland ...

Boris Johnson's Reported Three-Tiered COVID-19 Lockdown Plan Details Revealed

Andy Burnham and Richard Leese join the Mayors of Liverpool , Sheffield and North of Tyne say they have "difficulties" with the Chancellor's financial package w...

China to test entire city of Qingdao after COVID-19 cases emerge

But as of October 11, Qingdao has reported a dozen locally transmitted cases, all of which have been linked to a hospital treating imported infections, the ci...

China joins WHO-backed vaccine program COVAX rejected by Trump

Launched earlier this year, COVAX wants wealthy nations to pool funds that, together, can be used to develop and scale up vaccine production. Beijing has put ...

WH Doctor Shifts Story On Trump's COVID Diagnosis During Evasive Briefing

Sean Dooley, an internist. He notes Trump's vital signs and other measurements "all remain stable and within normal range". But then he says, "the President's...

Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate despite virus

McConnell has said that the committee is capable of holding hearings that are part virtual and part in person and that the development will not prevent Barre...