Mainz, Germany On a Friday in late January, Ugur Sahin received an email with bad news: A new study of a deadly new coronavirus in China suggests it is more contagious than previously thought. He believed the outbreak was likely to be an epidemic. The following Monday, the chief executive …
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European stocks fell on Wednesday, with earnings news surging due to investor concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and stimulus progress in the US, and Wall Street equity futures also slipped into the red. In favor of the third straight losing session, Stokesx Europe 600 …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Five people have died in South Korea after a flu shot last week, officials said, adding that the seasonal inoculation program has been stepped up to address potential COVID-19 complications, raising concerns about vaccine safety. File photo: A health worker attaches a notice to suspend influenza vaccination …
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LONDON – Researchers in the UK are planning the first of its kind to quickly gauge the effectiveness of multiple vaccines against Covid-19 by launching an infection of healthy volunteers with a tightly controlled dose of coronavirus in early 2021. The so-called humanitarian challenge plans target children aged 18 to …
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While the rise in coronavirus infections is forcing U.S. states and European countries to close bars, open-air hospitals and limit social gatherings to small groups of people, such measures are becoming distant memories in most parts of Asia. For months now, life in Asia, where the virus first emerged, has …
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