While some parts of the world have used lures such as free lottery tickets to lift inoculation rates, officials in a few places may go…
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Nobody will be left out from being vaccinated against COVID-19 due to digital barrier, says NHA CEO
Digital systems do not discriminate between people who are not digitally aware or do not have the means to access the system, believes the NHA.Digital…
View More Nobody will be left out from being vaccinated against COVID-19 due to digital barrier, says NHA CEOWeekly Health Quiz: Ticks, Exercise and a Vaccine Milestone
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Syphilis, Tumors, Vaccination and Immunization, Sexually Transmitted…
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Anti-Vaccine Group Protests Outside Foo Fighters Show For Vaccinated Fans Only
Protesters held signs that likened themselves to civil rights activists.Protesters held signs that likened themselves to civil rights activists.Read More
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Royal Caribbean Delays Launch Of New Megaship Due To COVID-19 Cases
Eight crew members on the Odyssey of the Seas tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship’s maiden voyage has been pushed back several times.Eight crew…
View More Royal Caribbean Delays Launch Of New Megaship Due To COVID-19 CasesCovid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
The pandemic revealed the glaring weaknesses of the world’s premier public health agency — and just how much work it would take to reform it.The…
View More Covid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?CureVac’s Covid Vaccine Performed Badly in Trial, In Part Due to Variants
A preliminary analysis estimated that CureVac’s mRNA vaccine had an efficacy of just 47 percent. “This is pretty devastating for them,” one expert said.A preliminary…
View More CureVac’s Covid Vaccine Performed Badly in Trial, In Part Due to VariantsVaccine Maker Earned Record Profits but Delivered Disappointment in Return
Emergent BioSolutions was awarded a $628 million federal contract with no competitive bidding. Top executives received big bonuses while factories mostly sat idle and tens…
View More Vaccine Maker Earned Record Profits but Delivered Disappointment in ReturnBrigitte Gerney, ‘Crane Lady’ Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85
Her legs were crushed when she was trapped for six hours in Manhattan in 1985, touching off a media frenzy. Miraculously, she was able to…
View More Brigitte Gerney, ‘Crane Lady’ Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87
His development of advanced analytical techniques formed the basis for M.R.I. technology used in hospitals and helped chemists determine the structure of complex molecules.His development…
View More Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87