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
07/06/2021
South Korea is to get 700,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from Israel
South Korea said it will receive 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's (PFE.N) coronavirus vaccine from Israel on loan this week, in an attempt to speed up immunisation following a surge in infections around the capital Seoul.
07/06/2021
Ivory Coast sends mobile clinics to speed up COVID vaccinations
Ivory Coast began sending mobile clinics on Monday to markets and other busy areas in its main city Abidjan in an effort to turbocharge the vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
07/05/2021
South Korea flags ambitious push to make up to 1 billion vaccine doses
Seoul: South Korea is in talks with mRNA vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna to produce COVID-19 shots in the country and is ready to offer the capacity to make up to 1 billion doses immediately, a senior government official said.
07/02/2021
J&J COVID-19 shot protects against delta variant, company says
The highly contagious variant is on pace to become the dominant strain in the U.S.
07/01/2021
What Could Go Right? COVID immunity for years
Plus new tech for disaster aid (that actually works), what everyday item has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and more progress news from our weekly newsletter.
02/17/2021
Islands of Immunity
Why paranoid island states have done the best when it comes to fighting COVID-19.
06/29/2021
Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds
A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands for first and second doses - appears to give good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found.
06/28/2021
Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds
06/23/2021
COVID vaccines and breastfeeding: what the data say
The vaccines do not pass through breastmilk, but antibodies do — providing hope that breastfed babies might have some level of protection.
06/22/2021
The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent.
At least two states are moving to universal mail voting after Covid-19, while GOP-dominated Kentucky is among those expanding early voting.
06/23/2021
After a stumbling start, the EU is vaccinating at a fast pace
Current trends suggest it will overtake America in jabs administered per person in the next month
06/21/2021