PHILO PHOTO: A woman holding a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” and a medical syringe in this illustration April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BEIJING (Reuters) – China has approved human tests for a potential coronavirus vaccine that is cultured inside insect cells, local government in the …
Read More »Exclusive: Approximately one-fifth of Pfizer subscribers, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study are Black or Latino
CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …
Read More »South Korea expands social distance rules as coronavirus outbreak grows
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Saturday that it will develop smarter social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide as it fights a new outbreak of the disease-fighting disease in the capital Seoul. FILE PHOTO: Women wearing masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) using …
Read More »Swedish Prime Minister defends COVID strategy of criticism over death toll
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden has chosen the right strategy to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday, and decided his government’s decision not to take a strict lockdown like many Europeans countries have done. FILEFOTO: The Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven leaves …
Read More »US closes jobs, adds controls to Mexico’s border to contain coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: An American flag and the Mexican flag are depicted on the international border bridge between El Paso, US, and Ciudad Juarez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 9, 2019. REUTERS / Daniel Becerril WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States closes Friday lanes at selected ports of entry on the …
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