COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects: What you need to know
By Heather Grey In December 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for two vaccines…
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WHO advises that ivermectin only be used to treat COVID-19 within clinical trials
The current evidence on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients is inconclusive. Until more data is available, WHO…
CDC releases highly anticipated guidance for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
New guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely visit with other…
To Stop the Next Pandemic, Invest in Women
By LOIS QUAM, RACHEL VOGELSTEIN From the household to the national stage, women play crucial roles in global health systems.…
WHO experts tweet from Wuhan quarantine ahead of mission into virus origins
It’s a question that has generated yearlong discord between China and the West: how did this virus that plunged the…
The Japanese authorities understood covid-19 better than most
When the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship suffering from an outbreak of covid-19, arrived in Japan in February, it seemed like…
WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access
The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the…
Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures…
Italy’s staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions
ROME (AP) — Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after…
Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to Know
By Carl Zimmer and Katie Thomas As coronavirus cases surge in the United States and elsewhere, with little relief in…