[ad_1] (CNN) – The UK medicines regulator has said that at least 30 people in the UK had experienced rare types of blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but cautioned that it was too early to know whether the injection itself triggered the clots The Medicines and Health Products …
Read More »CDC discourages Americans from traveling despite ‘low risk’ for vaccinated people
[ad_1] Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) claim their luggage at the Denver airport, Colorado, USA, November 24, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Mohatt / File photo WASHINGTON – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that people who are fully …
Read More »An announced collapse: how the Covid-19 outbreak in Brazil affected hospitals
[ad_1] The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread favored by a highly contagious variant, internal political struggles and distrust in science. PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Patients began arriving at Porto Alegre hospitals much sicker and younger than before. Funeral homes were seeing a steady increase …
Read More »Record COVID-19 Vaccinations Doesn’t Mean Time to Relax
[ad_1] (CNN) – Health officials are warning Americans not to relax in the fight against COVID-19, despite a record daily number of vaccine doses being administered to the population. In a briefing on Friday, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said that 71% of people 65 and older had …
Read More »Hubble spies the colorful change of seasons on Saturn
[ad_1] (CNN) – Earth is not the only planet that experiences a change of seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from summer to fall in Saturn’s northern hemisphere, a change that has been brewing for years. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun and the second …
Read More »AstraZeneca to publish full US trial results after rare reprimand for ‘outdated’ data
[ad_1] REUTERS / DADO RUVIC / FILE PHOTO LONDON / CHICAGO – AstraZeneca will release updated results of its major 2019 U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticized the drug maker for use “outdated information” to show how well immunization was working. The …
Read More »Philippine scientists study bats to prevent future pandemics
[ad_1] Kirk Taray, a bat ecologist, untangles a bat trapped in a net of mist that was placed in front of a building with a bat nest at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), in Los Banos, Laguna Province, Philippines, February 19, 2021. “With the ongoing pandemic, more …
Read More »Y Combinator expands its stake in edtech in the last batch
[ad_1] Y Combinator is slow increasing their participation in education companies, as the sector explodes with new demand for remote learners. In its latest batch, the famous accelerator had its largest number of educational technology startups yet: 14 companies from around the world, working on everything from teacher monetization to …
Read More »Trial Review Board Raises AstraZeneca Vaccine Data Concerns
[ad_1] (CNN) – In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the independent board reviewing data from multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates has raised concerns about AstraZeneca’s announcement of efficacy data from your vaccine trial. “The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have …
Read More »Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Common
[ad_1] Things, I think, may be about to get a lot better. Suddenly, we are on the verge of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in our offices. It seems that the pandemic started a lifetime ago, but little more than a year has passed. And it seems like yesterday (and an eternity …
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