Tag Archives: COVID-19

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States hopes to begin an extensive COVID-19 vaccination program in early December, the head of the government’s coronavirus vaccine effort said Sunday as cases increase in the worst-hit nation. The start of vaccinations could be a crucial turning point in the battle against the virus …

[ad_1] Scientists say a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine could come. If this is true, the innovation will really help many people who are afraid of needles. (Photo: Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz as she takes part in a vaccine study …

[ad_1] TORONTO – All Canadians who have old paper bills in their wallets have until the end of the year to use them in daily transactions before merchants no longer have to accept them. The Bank of Canada (BoC) issued a reminder Thursday that hundreds of millions of $ 1, …

[ad_1] Mayor John Tory is urging Toronto residents not to rush to stores to buy non-essential items this weekend amid reports of large crowd scenes in malls and other retail stores. “Everything I’ve learned … says crowd scenes are a place for the virus to spread. Even if everyone wears …

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a huge allocation of resources towards producing solutions, from identifying life-saving drugs, to monitoring the spread of the virus and, finally, to preventing infection with vaccines. As a medical scientist, I study how the virus evolved during the pandemic, as any changes in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – A COVID-19 antibody therapy used to treat US President Donald Trump was approved Saturday by the US drug regulator for people who are not yet hospitalized from the disease but are at high risk. The green light for drug maker Regeneron came after REGEN-COV2, a combination of …

[ad_1] OTTAWA – Seven provinces signed a federal rental assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show. So far, Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to provide Canada Housing Benefit to vulnerable renters, such as low-income families, indigenous people, veterans and newcomers. …

[ad_1] Germany was seen as an example to other European countries during the first wave of coronavirus and praised for the healthcare system, considered one of the best in the world. But now it is facing the worst cases since the start of the pandemic, reports CNN. The number of …

[ad_1] This week’s roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 explore how childhood vaccination could be essential to prevent serious illness, such as cigarette smoking makes cells more vulnerable to the virus. and how longer lasting immunity …

[ad_1] Vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus could begin in European Union countries in the first quarter of next year, says Andrea Ammon, head of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), reports Euronews. Read also: A nightmare winter awaits us: Romanian agriculture has collapsed and production is at …