Here’s why COVID cases are surging in Toronto despite early lockdown
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making efforts to provide more funding that could help with Toronto’s COVID-19 surge.
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US covid contract details are a “trade secret”—according to the contractors
As the US government pumps billions of dollars into projects aimed at curbing the pandemic, from vaccine development to genomic sequencing, officials claim they are being transparent about how money is being spent. But government contractors have a lot of leeway to hide things, as shown by a recent records request filed by MIT Technology…
Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term
Officials at Duke University say the school will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination before they can enroll for the fall semester
Got your covid shots? You might have to prove it.
As covid vaccines roll out in a handful of countries, the next question has become: How do people prove they’ve been inoculated? For months, this conversation—and the ethical questions any “vaccine passport” system would raise—has been theoretical, but over the last few weeks, efforts have become more concrete. Australian airline Qantas started running a trial…
Are some COVID-19 vaccines more effective than others?
Are some COVID-19 vaccines more effective than others?
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and over in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seeks to immunize as many people as possible.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot remains highly protective against the coronavirus, longer-term data shows
Summary List PlacementUpdated results from Pfizer’s late-stage study of its coronavirus vaccine show the two-dose shot’s overwhelming protection is holding up six months after the second dose. The study has tallied 927 symptomatic cases of COVID-19 among just over 46,000 trial volunteers. People who got placebo shots accounted for 850 of those cases compared to…
Keeping covid vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help.
In order to truly end the pandemic, it will be essential to get vaccines to all parts of the world. The first part of that challenge involves boosting the supply and securing doses for all, but even if enough vaccines become ready, the next hurdles are storage and distribution. For some covid vaccines, that means…
No one can find the animal that gave people covid-19
A wild-animal trader who caught a strange new virus from a frozen pangolin. A lab worker studying bat viruses who slipped up and sniffed the air under her biosafety hood. A man who suddenly fell ill after collecting bat guano from a cave to use for fertilizer. Were any of these scenarios what touched off…
How COVID will make Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death look like no other
“It’s going to be the likes of which none of us have seen.”
New York City marks COVID-19 death anniversary with memorial services
New York City will honor the 30,000 lives lost to COVID-19 with memorial services throughout the day.
Dr. Marc Siegel: COVID, the vaccine and you – a doctor’s advice after Biden’s address
During his prime time address on the coronavirus on Thursday night, President Biden set out two key dates: May 1 and July 4.