Health

[ad_1] NEW YORK: US officials braced themselves on Friday (December 11) for the most ambitious vaccination campaign in decades, as regulators moved rapidly toward approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine to curb a pandemic that now kills 3,000 Americans per day. Another 2,902 deaths were reported in the United States …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: COVID-19 testing will be offered to residents at all autonomous university hostels: National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). This is part of the government’s efforts to expand the COVID-19 testing regime to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old man, his wife, 66, and their son, 45, were killed following an incident at the elderly couple’s apartment in Lakeside on Thursday (December 10). The old man reportedly fell in the shower, and it is believed that he and his wife were electrocuted when she …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States authorized the use of the country’s first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday (December 11) and inoculations could begin “in less than 24 hours,” President Donald Trump said. The approval of the Pfizer vaccine marks a turning point in the United States, where the pandemic has killed …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Confronting China over its unfair trade practices will be a “key priority” in his administration, US President-elect Joe Biden said on Friday (December 11), introducing veteran business attorney Katherine Tai as his choice. for the most important trade in the country. sent and advisor. Ms. Tai, 45, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A recent survey commissioned by The Straits Times of 1,000 people aged 16 and over here found that roughly eight in 10 would say “yes” to getting vaccinated against Covid-19, with more than half of this group willing to receive it in the moment is available. About …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Visitors from Taiwan will be allowed to enter Singapore for all forms of travel and will not be quarantined starting next Friday (December 18), provided they test negative for Covid-19 upon arrival. The same applies to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders returning from Taiwan, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The final phase of the clinical trial for a Covid-19 antibody developed by Singaporean biotech company Tychan began on Friday (December 11). The antibody can potentially help coronavirus patients recover faster, while slowing the progression of the infection. Some 1,305 patients who tested positive for Covid-19 will …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Beginning Monday (December 14), all travelers entering Singapore with a history of travel to Hong Kong in the previous two weeks must submit a 14-day Stay-at-Home Notice (SHN) at the facility specialized. But they are allowed to choose not to deliver the notice in specialized facilities if …

[ad_1] Photographer: Victoria Jones / PA Wire Photographer: Victoria Jones / PA Wire The Chinese company with the right to trade Pfizer Inc.-The BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine in Hong Kong is preparing to seek vaccine approval shortly after the US clears it up, according to people familiar with the matter. …