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Health

China Denies Access to WHO Team Investigating Covid Origins in Wuhan

WHO chief said he was "very disappointed" that China had not yet finalized the permissions.

Jan 6, 2021

By IANS

Society

Did Portuguese Woman Die a 'Sudden Death' Due to Side Effects from Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine?

Sonia Acevedo, 41, died on New Year's Day hours after being administered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Jan 5, 2021

By Manthan Chheda

Health

VACCINE ALARM: Oxford Scientist Says Inoculation May Not Work Against South African Coronavirus Variant

Oxford University's Regius Professor of Medicine, Sir John Bell, said that researchers in Oxford were analyzing whether current vaccines would work against the mutated virus.

Jan 4, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Sports

Japan PM Suga Says Will Conduct Tokyo Olympics Even as Virus Spreads in Country

The PM also said that his government would consider declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo metropolitan and surrounding areas.

Jan 4, 2021

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Brian Pinker: First Person to Get Oxford Vaccine is an 82-Yr-Old Dialysis Patient

UK, struggling to curb the spread of the new Coronavirus variant, is planning to introduce stricter COVID-19 measures.

Jan 4, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

US Considers Giving Half the Dose of Moderna Shot to Fast-Track Vaccination

The U.S. has also approved a vaccine from Pfizer, which like Moderna's requires two shots.

Jan 4, 2021

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Economy

Singapore Economy Shrinks 5.8% in 2020; Services, Construction Remain Worst-Hit

According to the official forecast, the economy would have contracted between 6 percent and 6.5 percent.

Jan 4, 2021

By Jacob J

Society

Mexican Doctor Taken to ICU After Experiencing Serious Reaction to Pfizer Vaccine

The female Mexican doctor experienced seizures, difficulty in breathing and developed skin rashes after she took the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Jan 3, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

UK Recommends 'Mix and Match' Covid-19 Vaccination Approach: What is the Truth?

The British Medical Journal editor has asked the New York Times to correct an article that claims UK guidelines allow two Covid-19 vaccines to be mixed.

Jan 3, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Who Is Charito Romano? Filipina Nurse Receives British Empire Medal for Pandemic Response

Hundreds of key workers and community champions who battled the Coronavirus pandemic have been recognized in the New Year honors list.

Jan 2, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Alarming Number of Healthcare Workers from All Over US Resist Vaccinations

Many healthcare workers from Ohio, Georgia, Texas and California are resisting vaccinations, even though they are at utmost risk of contracting novel Coronavirus.

Jan 2, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Is Coronavirus Causing Psychosis? UCSF Neuropsychiatrist Shares 2 Theories Behind Psychotic Episodes

Doctors from all around the world are reporting rare psychotic episodes occurring in COVID-19 patients.

Jan 1, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Hugh Montgomery: Furious UK Doctor Says Covid-19 Rule-Breakers Have Blood on Their Hands

Professor Hugh Montgomery expressed his anger for those who are not following rules and said that they have "blood on their hands".

Dec 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Indian Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery of 19 Coronavirus Variants from Around the World

Researchers detected 19 novel Coronavirus variants capable of evading immune response, while one Responsible for re-infection.

Dec 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

What Causes Blood Oxygenation to Drop in Many Covid Patients?

Patients with "silent hypoxemia" often suffer a sudden imbalance, reaching a critical state that can be fatal.

Dec 30, 2020

By IANS

Health

Will Tokyo Olympics Survive Coronavirus Threat Amid 'Explosion' of Cases?

As Japan is witnessing a third wave of COVID-19 and is yet to approve a vaccine, the Tokyo 2021 Olympics is under threat of being postponed again.

Dec 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Cheapest Coronavirus Vaccine: UK Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Jab, Rollout to Begin from Jan 4

The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca will cost much lesser than Sputnik V, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Chinese vaccines.

Dec 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Two Elderly Men Die After Taking Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine in Israel; What Went Wrong?

According to healthcare experts, the vaccine did not cause the death of two Israeli men, aged 88 and 75.

Dec 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Nightmare Scenario as UK Mutant Strain Reaches US; Experts Warn More Virus Strains on the Way

Public health officials have confirmed that the new strain of the virus is up to 70 percent more infectious than the other strains.

Dec 30, 2020

By Jacob J

Politics

SHOCKING: Russia Admits to Hiding Hundreds of Thousands Coronavirus Deaths

As per the Rosstat statistics agency's report, Russia's COVID-19 death toll is around 186,000, making it the third-worst hit country in the world after the US and Brazil.

Dec 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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