There are still so many that we do not know. The coronavirus of 2020 and Spanish flu of 1918 are two highly contagious respiratory diseases that spread across the world for months, and did not miss vaccines when they first occurred. People could not understand why they influenced some people …
Read More »‘Horrifying’ data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics
Iowa’s corona virus website has made the pandemic less severe than it is due to a software bug that artificially reduces the number of newly confirmed cases Due to RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press 17 August 2020, 19:49 5 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article IOWA CITY, …
Read More »Mutated coronavirus can be less deadly, expert suggests | News
An increasingly common mutation of the new coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious, but appears to be less deadly, according to a leading infectious disease specialist. Paul Tambyah, a former consultant at the National University of Singapore and president-elect of the International …
Read More »UK scrap exam grading system that surprises students, parents
LONDON – In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam grading policy that was introduced to deprive thousands of graduates of secondary school – especially minor disadvantages – from places at universities. Roger Taylor, chairman of UK Exam regulator Ofqual, said the use …
Read More »Sanofi Buys Principia for $ 3.7 billion. Both front runs.
Text size Sanofi is limiting its focus on drug development, stopping its diabetes and cardiovascular research. Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is digging into the cash it raised earlier this year with the sale of its $ 11.7 billion stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the …
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