Category: Health
EU health agency calls for ‘urgent’ Covid measures
The European Union health agency on Nov 24 called on member states to “urgently” introduce measures to reduce the potentially “very high burden” from Covid-19 in...
US authorizes Covid boosters for all over 18s
The United States on Friday authorized Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18 and older, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Boosters...
Europe is only region with increasing Covid deaths: WHO
The World Health Organisation says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5pc in the last week, making it the only region in the world where COVID-19 deaths increased. The...
China rejects ‘political, false’ US report on Covid origins
Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic on Oct 31, calling it “political and false” while urging Washington to...
India seeks loans from ADB, AIIB to procure over 650m Covid vaccine doses
The Government of India has applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to procure as many as 667 million...
Breathing spreads tuberculosis bacteria, study suggests
Story by AFP Breathing is enough to spread the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, research presented at a major conference on Tuesday shows, potentially forcing the...
Researchers explain how smoking marijuana affects academic performance
Story by Reuters The use of marijuana among college students in 2020, a trend that coincided with the pandemic, reached levels not seen since the 1980s, the latest...
WHO says it awaits full data from Merck on antiviral pill
The World Health Organization is awaiting full clinical data on the antiviral pill made by Merck & Co Inc to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, a WHO...
Russia decries ‘high’ Covid deaths, rejects new measures
Story by Reuters The Kremlin on Oct 11 described Russia’s Covid fatality toll as “high” and the country’s vaccination rate as “unacceptably” low,...
British govt eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service to help protect women walking alone, an idea pitched amid...