BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (Reuters) – A systematic disinformation campaign in Russian media to foster doubts and misgivings about COVID-19 vaccines in the West has backfired as the death toll in Russia rises to record daily tolls, a European Union report said on Thursday. Facing a […]
Day: October 21, 2021
OSDH: 1,148 New COVID-19 Cases Reported, 58 More Virus-Related Deaths Added To Provisional Death Count
Fifty-eight deaths and 1,148 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Wednesday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. A total of 637,908 COVID-19 cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic, the state health department […]
Penguins: Jeff Carter Positive For COVID-19, He And Tristan Jarry Enter Team Protocol
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the team. Head coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday morning that Carter has now entered COVID-19 protocol. In addition, goaltender Tristan Jarry is in COVID protocol as […]
Four things to know about the new Boston-based research on COVID-19 and pregnant women
The finding suggested males may be more vulnerable to getting infected with the coronavirus in infancy and demonstrates that the sex of the fetus can influence the maternal immune response to the virus, Dr. Andrea Edlow, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at MGH who co-led the […]
Covid-19 live updates: CDC advisers weigh mixing and matching coronavirus booster shots
Here’s what to know Pfizer and BioNTech announced their study found a booster dose of their coronavirus vaccine was 95.6 percent effective in protecting against covid-19 for people who had already received two doses of the vaccine. The White House announced plans Wednesday to distribute […]
Admiral Lord Nelson School in emergency closure as Covid-19 outbreak hits school | The News
Admiral Lord Nelson School, in Copnor, Portsmouth, took the decision yesterday to close the establishment for today and tomorrow.
Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 booster shot showed high efficacy in large study
BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – A booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) restored efficacy to 95.6% against the virus, including the Delta variant, data released by the companies from a large study showed on […]
Sweden extends pause of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in young people under 30
Swedish health officials are extending the pause of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in young people over continued concerns that the shot causes rare heart inflammation cases. The pause was initially supposed to last until December 1, but will now last beyond that to a date that […]
Watch live: CDC panel to vote on Moderna and J&J Covid booster shots
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee is meeting Thursday to discuss booster shots of Moderna and […]
Google is still ‘all in’ on health care: Chief health officer Karen DeSalvo
Alphabet’s Google is “still all in on health,” according to its chief health officer, despite the demise of its recent attempt at a formalized business unit for the health-care sector. The tech giant founded Google Health in 2018 and at one point grew it to […]