TWO-THIRDS OF BRITONS WOULD GET COVID-19 JAB; LESS AMONG THE YOUNG

Wed 11 November 2020: Almost two-thirds of people in Britain say they would get vaccinated for COVID-19 but young people are far more likely to refuse a jab than older people, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. The poll, by public opinion research firm Kantar, showed 22% of respondents said they would definitely […]

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COVID-19 VACCINE WILL BE OPTIONAL, NHS TO BE READY FOR VACCINE BY DECEMBER: UK MINISTER

Tue 10 November 2020: On Monday, early results from the word’s first effective coronavirus vaccine showed it could prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid. The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out, starting […]

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MEET THE TURKISH-GERMAN ‘DREAM TEAM’ COUPLE BEHIND PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE

Tue 10 October 2020: From humble roots as the son of a Turkish immigrant, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin, 55, now figures among the 100 richest Germans, together with his wife and fellow board member Oezlem Tuereci, 53. US President-elect Joe Biden Monday hailed as a cause for “hope” the news that a Covid-19 vaccine […]

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‘COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE OVER 90% EFFECTIVE’ AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

Mon 09 October 2020: A vaccine against Covid-19 is in sight, with the announcement of the first interim results in large-scale trials showing the Pfizer/BioNTech candidate is 90% effective, according to the manufacturers. The pharmaceutical firms said in a statement their vaccine candidate “has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence […]

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PALESTINE INTENSIFIES MEASURES AHEAD OF THIRD WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS

Mon 09 November 2020: Palestinian Authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have applied strict measures ahead of a third wave of coronavirus infections after the number of people who have the disease increased recently. Palestinian Health Minister, Mai Al-Kaila, announced that over the past 24 hours, three people have died of the […]

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GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS CASES TOP 50 MILLION AS US AND EUROPE STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN SURGES

Mon 09 October 2020: The number of coronavirus cases around the globe topped 50 million on Sunday as COVID-19 continued to surge in the United States and Europe, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S., which last week saw its highest single-day case counts since the pandemic began, led the world with 10 million cases and […]

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INDIA’S COVID CASELOAD HITS 8.5 MILLION, MEXICO’S DEATH TOLL RISES TO 94,808

Sun 08 November 2020: The global coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 50 million people and killed over 1.2 million. Here are the updates for November 8: India’s Coronavirus Cases Cross 8.5 million   India’s daily COVID-19 cases rose by 45,674 taking its overall coronavirus tally past the 8.5 million mark, government data released this […]

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SYNTHETIC MINI-ANTIBODY MIGHT STOP CORONAVIRUS

Fri 06 November 2020: Scientists identify promising candidate to combat COVID-19. By screening hundreds of synthetic mini-antibodies called sybodies, a group of scientists has identified one that might stop SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells. Using DESY’s X-ray light source PETRA III, the team could unravel how the sybody interacts with the virus. The scientists from […]

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