Tag: covid19
Beijing bar moves Chinese health authorities
A total of 166 Covid infections in China have been linked to a single bar in the capital Beijing, reported BBC. A government spokesman described the [...]
Moderna’s jab safe, effective in kids 6 months to 17 years
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and generated an immune response in children ages 6 months through 17 years that's comparable to the response in a [...]
US drops test requirement for air travellers
The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid 19 test before entering the country from abroad, reported BBC. Officia [...]
Fears NK could breed new mutations
International health organizations are concerned that despite North Korea's insistence that it has the Covid 19 outbreak under control, limited vacci [...]
Global health officials are on high alert
A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn't normally found, putting global health officials on high alert, reported CNN [...]
Advisers support authorization of Novavax’s jab
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday that authorizing Novavax's Covid 19 vaccine, which uses different technology [...]
Vaccines for under 5 by end of June in US
Children under the age of 5 could get their Covid 19 shots by the end of this month, a top US government official announced, reported DW. Dr. Ashish [...]
Portugal registers case spike
Portugal is now a hotspot of coronavirus infections in Europe, the latest EU data shows, reported DW. The Omicron subvariant BA.5 is believed to be b [...]
Has Covid caused mental illness in kids?
There's a crisis in teen mental health, suggesting a marked increase in mental illness, sadness and teen hopelessness, according to the US Centers fo [...]
Covid ‘getting worse’ in NK: WHO
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not bet [...]