Moderna’s phase 1 data looks positive, but the company’s investigational coronavirus vaccine has a lot more to prove in late-stage trials. Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) has taken another step closer to making its dream of commercializing a coronavirus vaccine a reality. The company just released more detailed interim results from its phase 1 trial -- and they…
Researchers have identified a new coronavirus that is closely related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. The discovery provides fresh evidence that SARS-CoV-2 evolved naturally and was not produced in a lab. The new virus is not likely to infect humans.Share on PinterestA new discovery adds to the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was not developed in…
A person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, at Oxford University, England, April 23, 2020. The first vaccine trial for COVID-19 Coronavirus began Thursday. (Oxford University Pool via AP) Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are working around the clock to develop a vaccine that could…
After staving off closure two years ago, the popular Washington Heights spot Coogan’s is now shutting its doors for good. The owners broke the news in a letter posted to Facebook Monday. Coogan’s served its last meal back in March, just before the state ordered restaurants and bars to close due to the coronavirus outbreak.…
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…