BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is not interested in buying potential COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation as it deems it slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting the bloc was in talks with drugmakers for shots cheaper than $40. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small…
We continue our Hope Behind the Headlines series by examining the promising clinical trial results of two new vaccines. Also, an experimental study adds to the mounting evidence suggesting that remdesivir may combat COVID-19.Share on PinterestScientists’ hard work is paying off, as the early results of two vaccine trials show promise in the fight against…
MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey -- Health officials in New Jersey are investigating a cluster of coronavirus cases in young adults that may be related to a house party and they say not everyone is cooperating.The Middletown Township Department of Health and Social Services said the cluster of approximately 20 COVID-19 cases in teenagers may be connected…
(Reuters) - Devon Brumfield could hear her father gasping for breath on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of her father Darrell Cager Sr., who died on March 31 from complications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated handout image. Devon Brumfield/Handout via REUTERSDarrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his…
According to a new study, a Chinese phase II clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown that it is safe and induces an immune response.Share on PinterestThe results of a phase II clinical trial show that a new COVID-19 vaccine is safe and able to trigger an immune response. With over 15 million…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…