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[ad_1] Ireland temporarily halted use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday. The launch was stopped after Norway reported cases of severe blood clotting after inoculation. Ireland is the latest EU country to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, after Austria, Italy and Denmark. Visit the Insider home page …

[ad_1] The Netherlands became the latest country to suspend use of the COVID-19 vaccine, following reports from Denmark and Norway of potential serious side effects from the vaccine. The Dutch government said it would suspend use until March 29. The move follows a clash between police and anti-lockdown protesters in …

[ad_1] After watching a near-biblical swarm of locusts destroy crops in his Ethiopian village, Segenet Kelemu turned to science and changed the world. Segenet, who studied plant and genetic pathology at Montana State, Kansas State, and Cornell University in the US, now heads the International Center for Insect Physiology and …

[ad_1] Issued on: 03/14/2021 – 10:28Modified: 03/14/2021 – 10:26 Amman (AFP) The director and four other officials at a Jordanian hospital treating coronavirus patients were detained Sunday for deaths at the facility after it ran out of oxygen, judicial sources said. A prosecutor decided to take them into custody for …

[ad_1] Conflict breeds hunger, and when that turns into famine, that breeds conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that “if you don’t feed the people, you feed the conflict.” “When a country or a region is affected by hunger and conflict, they reinforce each other …

[ad_1] In honor of British Science Week, Queen Elizabeth II joined a virtual exhibit, which included learning about NASA’s Perseverance rover and viewing photos she had taken on Mars. Upon seeing Mars, the queen commented, “It really is amazing to think that one can see the surface!” An Instagram post …

[ad_1] The State Department said on Friday that Washington decided not to lift the pause in assistance to Ethiopia for most programs in the security sector, days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the acts in Tigray as ethnic cleansing. State Department spokesman Ned Price said that while …

[ad_1] UKRAINE – 2021/02/05: This photographic illustration shows a Johnson & Johnson logo in front of a medical syringe and a vial with the coronavirus vaccine. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has asked regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the US and will also request authorization from …

[ad_1] Moderna, Pfizer vaccines are based on state-of-the-art and highly adaptable mRNA technology. March 12, 2021, 11:01 AM M. • 5 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article As new variants of COVID 19 are spreading rapidly around the world, vaccine manufacturers are proactively finding ways to adapt …

[ad_1] The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) of the World Health Organization (WHO) is carefully evaluating reports on risks related to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, according to a report from Sputnik. Several European states have suspended vaccination with the drug AstraZeneca as a precaution …