Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Coronavirus
08/02/2021
FDA authorizes Covid antibody treatment as preventive after exposure
The unvaccinated or people with weak immune systems at high risk of severe disease can receive an injection if exposed to an infected person.
08/02/2021
Vulnerable 12- to 15-year-olds eligible for Pfizer vaccine from next week
Vulnerable 12- to 15-year-olds will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine from next week and residents in Queensland’s COVID-19 hotspot are being urged to get any available vaccine as outbreaks worsen around the country.
07/28/2021
Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty
The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from prepandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a vast but temporary expansion of the safety net.
07/15/2021
Covid vaccines for kids under 12 expected midwinter, FDA official says
After emergency use authorization, the agency hopes to move quickly to full approval.
07/22/2021
Opinion: We have the tools to end this pandemic. Instead, we’re choosing to live with it.
There is one striking thing that distinguishes this pandemic from all previous ones in history — the speed with which humankind came up with a vaccine.
07/22/2021
America Is Getting Unvaccinated People All Wrong
They’re not all anti-vaxxers, and treating them as such is making things worse.
07/21/2021
Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective against Delta variant: study
Two doses of Pfizer (PFE.N) or AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, a study published on Wednesday showed.
07/21/2021
South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday.
07/22/2021
What Could Go Right? The kids are safe
We ask whether it's time to reassess the risk profile of mass-vaccinated countries and Scotland builds the world's first tidal energy farm in the latest edition of the newsletter.
07/20/2021
Let’s get more people vaccinated
It all starts with actually approving the vaccine....
07/20/2021
3 existing drugs fight coronavirus with ‘almost 100%’ success in Jerusalem lab
If medicines pass clinical test for COVID, they’re also likely to prove effective for new variants, scientists say, as they target proteins that barely change between mutations.
07/21/2021