Poorest must not be trampled in vaccines stampede: WHO
With Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, the planet’s poorest must not be trampled as countries scramble to get their hands…
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Curtailed Christmas could be ‘safest bet’: WHO
The WHO said Monday that avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk…
US hopes to start virus vaccines in December as pandemic surges
The United States hopes to begin coronavirus vaccinations in early December, a top government health official said Sunday, the latest…
EU could see first Covid-19 jabs in early 2021: health agency
STOCKHOLM: The first vaccinations in the European Union against Covid-19 could happen in the first three months of 2021 under…
Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
Brazil’s health regulator said it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after an “adverse incident” involving a…
Covid-19: Vaccine is for prevention, not cure — MMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of next year, is not…
Denmark to cull millions of minks over mutated coronavirus
Denmark, the world’s biggest producer of mink fur, said Wednesday it would cull all of the country’s minks after a…
Scientists find chink in coral-eating starfish armour
The discovery that coral-eating starfish are late risers and feed mostly at night could help slow the decline of the…