To honor front-line workers who have been risking their lives for months during the coronavirus pandemic, France celebrated Bastille Day by giving them “historic” pay increases. The country hosted small-scale celebrations honoring health workers during the national holiday on Tuesday as its partial closure continued. While health workers around the …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine test produces antibodies in all people tested
According to a report released Tuesday, an initial safety test of a possible coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies to the deadly disease in all who were tested. The neutralizing antibodies produced by the Moderna Inc. vaccine were equivalent to the top half of what is seen in patients who become infected …
Read More »Area experiencing ‘increase’ in COVID-19 cases
MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – Marinette County officials say they are experiencing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the area. According to county officials, during the first months of the pandemic, there was an average of one or two cases per week, however, in the last month, that …
Read More »WHO warns that the coronavirus crisis may worsen ‘worse and worse and worse’
GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
Read More »The Tucson clinic is part of the Moderna Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Quality of Life Research and Medicine Center in Tucson will be one of 87 clinics across the country that will conduct Phase 3 trials of the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine. The study will analyze 30,000 adult participants at high risk of contracting the coronavirus. The trial …
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