The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses
Pharmacies, states, U.S. territories and federal agencies discarded 82.1 million Covid vaccine doses from December 2020 through mid-May — just over...
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Severe Covid cases more likely in places with high air pollution, study finds
Long-term exposure to pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe Covid-19, according to new research that calls for...
The Missing Part of America’s Pandemic Response
Many parts of the U.S. government, including its leading scientific agencies, are being blamed for the country’s chaotic and disorganized...
Illinois coronavirus: Regular briefings not part of Pritzker’s current COVID-19 Rx
SPRINGFIELD — Regular COVID-19 briefings were once a staple of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to educate Illinoisans about the crisis...
Shanghai outbreak exposes Chinese health system’s fragility
The fact that Shanghai – the most developed city in mainland China, and with top medical resources – still needed...
Successful Phase 3 Trial of Novel COVID-19 Vaccine from Chinese Company
A novel vaccine against COVID-19, ZF2001 (Zifivax), from the China-based developer, Zhifei, that builds its protein subunit platform with a...
East European countries ask EU to reopen vaccine contracts
A group of ten Eastern European countries have petitioned the European Commission to renegotiate coronavirus vaccine contracts, in a letter...
Novavax coronavirus vaccine would be fourth authorized in United States
More than a year after people began rolling up their sleeves for cutting-edge coronavirus shots, a new vaccine, this one...
San Diego County’s COVID Hospitalizations See Slight Decrease
The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in San Diego County is down three to 207, according to...
The lockdowns were a failure
An analysis of studies of the effects of lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality has just been released by a team of...