TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan extended on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that it is still possible to host Tokyo Olympics this summer.A woman wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease […]
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden made the decision to back a proposed waiver for COVID-19 vaccine […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A south-central Nebraska woman who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 recently died of the disease, state health officials said Wednesday. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release that the woman […]
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationCHICAGO (Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine had efficacy of 43% against infections caused by the South African variant in […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. When people with an upcoming doctor’s appointment get a text reminder about receiving a flu vaccination, it increases the likelihood that they will get immunized when they come in, particularly if the message states the shot is “reserved” for them, new […]
(Reuters) – Some COVID-19 survivors infected early in the pandemic still have detectable antibodies against the virus a year later, according to a new study. U.S. doctors collected blood samples from 250 patients, including 58 who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 and 192 who had not required hospitalization. Six-to-10 months after diagnosis, all of the […]
Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media, a study by Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) researchers has found. Prior APPC research found that people who regularly used conservative or social media during the early […]
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc has told India there was no concern over the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine, as the country insists on small local trials for foreign shots despite a record surge in infections and shortage of doses.FILE PHOTO: Volunteers prepare to cremate the body of a person who died due to the coronavirus […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian pharmaceutical associations on Friday called for lawmakers to reject a bill that seeks to suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents, saying it could spark international retaliation and reduce medical supplies in Latin America’s biggest country. Brazil’s Senate passed the proposal on Thursday night, sending it to the lower house for consideration. The bill’s […]
Americans help India cope with its crushing COVID crisis Mount Sinai medical system’s Dr. Ash Tewari and his team send ventilators and oxygen equipment to save lives Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India’s current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short […]
