AUSTIN, Texas – Austin–Travis County is returning to Stage 4 of its COVID-19 risk-based guidelines. Officials say that this change comes as the area is seeing a decline in infections and an improved Community Transmission Rate (CTR), but health officials are still encouraging residents to […]
Day: February 24, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine sales push Moderna to $12B profit in 2021
COVID-19 vaccine sales jumped 44% for Moderna in the final quarter of 2021, and the drugmaker expects demand for booster shots to fuel more growth in 2022. Moderna said Thursday that it has signed purchase agreements for about $19 billion in sales for 2022 with […]
COVID-19 Research and Innovation – Powering the world’s pandemic response – now and in the future, February 2022 – World
RD achievements summary At the request of its 194 Member States in May 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a broad network of experts to develop an RD Blueprint for Action to Prevent Epidemics. A global strategy and preparedness plan was developed to allow […]
COVID-19 health metrics continue to decline in Maryland – 47abc
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland’s COVID-19 health metrics are continuing to decline. Governor Larry Hogan announced on Thursday that the state’s hospitalizations have dropped below 500, with a total of 480 currently hospitalized. Additionally, ICU levels have dropped below 100 for the first time since August. […]
COVID-19 cases in the US have dropped 90% in the last 6 weeks
(Gray News) – Daily COVID-19 cases have dropped 90% in the US since mid-January, according to new data. Johns Hopkins University said over a six-week period, new daily cases dropped from more than 802,000 to fewer than 80,000. Average daily case rates are back down […]
New Covid-19 cases continue to fall in Southwark
Southwark’s new Covid-19 cases have continued to fall over the past week, continuing a pattern that has stretched back to the start of the year New infections in the borough dropped by more than sixteen per cent over the week from February 16-22, falling to […]
Singapore reports 18593 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
Most of Singapore’s new COVID-19 infections are Protocol 2 cases, which are those who are well or assessed to have a mild condition. Among the cases reported on Thursday, 16,601 are classified under Protocol 2, comprising 16,519 local cases and 82 imported ones. Another 1,992 cases were […]
Ontario reports 1,066 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 41 more deaths on Thursday
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Investing Club: We’re buying in health care again, a sector insulated from geopolitical upheaval
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Moderna says Covid is entering an endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told CNBC on Thursday that although Covid is entering an endemic phase in some parts of the world, people will need another booster shot in the fall. This is particularly true for individuals over 50 and those who are at high […]