What you should know about bivalent COVID-19 boosters, including the difference between Moderna and Pfizer
What you should know about bivalent COVID-19 boosters, including the difference between Moderna and Pfizer https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/what-you-should-know-about-bivalent-covid-19-boosters-including-the-difference-between-moderna-and-pfizer-1.6130020
Strict COVID-19 policies drive people out of Hong Kong
Large numbers of people have left Hong Kong not only due to political unrest, but also strict COVID-19 policies. Over the past year, more than 100,000 people have left — a record. The exodus includes many who work in business and banking, who form the lifeblood of the city. Hong Kong is one of the […]
India logs 2,112 new Covid cases, active caseload below 25k-mark
Covid cases in India: The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said. India saw a single-day rise of 2,112 new infections raising the COVID-19 tally to 4,46,40,748, while the number of active cases declined to 24,043, […]
Covid vaccine safety to be debated in Parliament after heart attack fears raised
Covid-19 vaccine safety will come under scrutiny in Parliament on Monday after a petition from concerned Brits reached the threshold for a debate. MPs are set to debate the safety of Covid vaccines after a petition calling for an “immediate and full scientific investigation” into likely links between Covid-19 vaccination and a supposed increase in […]
Ebola outbreak in Uganda — racing to contain the spread
Johannesburg, South Africa — Two weeks ago, a 24-year-old man in Uganda felt ill. He went to a private clinic several times between September 11 and 13 with a high fever, convulsions, blood in his vomit, pain and swelling everywhere, and bleeding in his eyes. He returned several times with the same symptoms, to report they […]
What is the new XBB strain of Covid – and what are the symptoms?
By now, we all know the coronavirus has a tendency to morph as it spreads, creating different strains and variants along the way – with differing symptoms and varying infection rates. We’ve had the dreaded Omicron XE, the Centaurus and now, experts are weighing in on the ‘XBB’ Covid-19 variation, warning that sensationalist news reports […]
Pfizer expects to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price to $110-130 per dose
NEW YORK — Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the United States government’s current purchase program expires, Pfizer executive Angela Lukin said on Thursday. Lukin said she expects the vaccine – currently provided for free to all by the government – will […]
Scientists found a molecule that destroys even the worst cancers in mice
Scientists working at Yale and the University of Rhode Island (URI) have discovered a new molecular cancer treatment that can home in on cancer cells and eradicate tumors in mice. The tests so far have proven to offer exceptionally grand results, and even a single dose was enough to destroy some of the most advanced […]
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Where cases are growing and declining
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Coronavirus rates in Berkshire towns as new wave hits UK
Coronavirus rates in Berkshire towns as new wave hits UK https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/health/covid-19-rates-berkshire-towns-25211624