Showing posts with label covid19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label covid19. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Over 25,000 tons of COVID-related plastic waste pollutes world’s oceans, study finds

›
Over 25,000 tons of pandemic-related plastic waste pollute the global ocean, according to a study published in the journal PNAS on Monday...
Sunday, November 7, 2021

What the 14th Century Plague Tells Us About How Covid Will Change Politics

›
Nearly 700 years ago, Europe experienced the single most devastating pandemic in recorded human history. Within a timespan of roughly four ...
Saturday, November 6, 2021

Hyenas at Denver zoo catch Covid in world first

›
Pair aged 22 and 23 expected to make full recovery, as 11 lions and two tigers at the zoo also test positive Two hyenas at the Denver zoo...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Covid vaccines provide stronger immunity than past infection, CDC study finds

›
Vaccination offers stronger protection against Covid than a previous infection, according to a CDC study. Source: https://www.nbcnews.co...
Friday, October 29, 2021

FDA authorizes first Covid vaccine for kids ages 5-11

›
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The hotly anticipat...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

First Covid raised the murder rate. Now it’s changing the politics of crime.

›
ATLANTA — Volkan Topalli had just purchased two bags of potting soil at a Buckhead Home Depot when he heard a commotion. A fight that broke...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

LA to deduct test costs from paychecks of unvaccinated officers, firefighters, city employees

›
The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan on Tuesday that calls for deducting the cost of COVID-19 tests from the paychecks of police o...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Moderna says COVID vaccine shows strong immune response in younger kids

›
Moderna on Monday released trial results for its coronavirus vaccine for children aged 6 to 11, saying it provides a “robust” immune respo...

Moderna says COVID vaccine shows strong immune response in younger kids

›
Moderna on Monday released trial results for its coronavirus vaccine for children aged 6 to 11, saying it provides a “robust” immune respo...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

CDC approves boosters for Moderna and J&J and mix-and-match

›
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisory panel voted unanimously to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Jo...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

New Zealand reports record Covid cases as experts sound warning over health system

›
Health officials have been unable to link more than half of the cases, possibly indicating further undetected spread in the community Se...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Colin Powell Dies of Complications From Covid-19

›
Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a key figure in multiple Republican administrations, and the first Black pe...
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Fauci says FDA data shows J&J vaccine should have been two shots

›
President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine likely should have be...
Friday, October 15, 2021

U.S. to reopen border to international travelers on Nov. 8

›
The U.S. will reopen its border to fully vaccinated foreign travelers on Nov. 8. White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz on Frid...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

FDA advisers endorse Moderna booster shot: Three takeaways

›
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed use of Moderna’s Covid-19 booster shot for the e...

Judge rules Maine can bar religious exemptions to health care vaccine mandate

›
A U.S. District judge on Wednesday ruled that Maine could prohibit religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare wor...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

White House tells states to prepare plans to vaccinate kids in coming weeks

›
The White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday urged state leaders to be ready to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccination efforts for ki...
Monday, October 11, 2021

Rare Snow Leopard at a South Dakota Zoo Likely Died of Covid-19

›
A big cat at the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota may have been killed by covid-19, zoo officials reported over the weekend. The cat, a fem...

What would a Covid memorial look like? Designers share ideas for ‘unprecedented’ tribute

›
“We don’t have the luxury of waiting,” said architect Daniel Libeskind. “There’s an urgency because there are people here now.” Source: ...
Friday, October 8, 2021

The pandemic is causing labor, product and service shortages

›
Whatever it is you might want or need — at work, at play or at home — you’re going to have to wait. Why it matters: There is simply no e...