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Covid-19 lab leak evidence ‘overwhelming’, experts say
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U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
The 2020 lab report was used by the State Department in its own inquiry during Trump administration
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COVID’s biggest conspiracy could be true
Evidence is growing that COVID-19 escaped a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and did not evolve naturally after all.
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Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks in Most Settings, CDC Says
Fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear a mask or physically distance during outdoor or indoor activities, with few exceptions, federal health officials said, the fullest easing of pandemic recommendations so far.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches astronauts on Crew-2 rocket to International Space Station
Four astronauts have blasted off from Florida on a recycled rocket in Elon Musk’s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.
Biden pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52% by 2030
The Biden administration is moving to address global warming by setting a new, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 50% to 52% below 2005 levels by 2030.
EU agency says benefits of Johnson & Johnson vaccine outweigh blood clot risk
Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a “possible link” between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots after a small number of cases were reported in the United States, but they confirmed the vaccine’s benefits still outweighed the very small risks of recipients developing the unusual clots.
Denmark terminates use of AstraZeneca vaccine in European first
Denmark on Tuesday announced it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, becoming the first European country to do so over suspicions of rare but serious side effects.
U.S. Seeks to Pause J&J Shot After Rare Clotting Cases
CDC and FDA urge the pause on the Covid vaccine over six reported US cases of a 'rare and severe' blood clot. Nearly 7 million doses have been given.
Pfizer, BioNTech say study of COVID-19 patients six months after second vaccine dose proved it is safe and effective
"It is an important step to further confirm the strong efficacy and good safety data we have seen so far," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said.
Opinion: Vaccine passports are already turning into a culture war
The next thing to know about vaccine passports is they’re about to start a war anyway.
Covid-19 Vaccination Cards Are the Only Proof of Shots, Soon an Essential
The U.S. lacks a central database for immunizations due to privacy concerns, leaving non-standardized impermanent cards as the sole record of shots
Introducing ‘Vaxzevria’: AstraZeneca renames Covid vaccine as firm fights off controversy over drug
AstraZeneca has renamed its Covid-19 vaccine, a move that coincides with the company’s struggle to reassure the public that its drug is safe, following numerous reports of potential adverse effects.
Pfizer begins early stage clinical trial testing oral antiviral drug for Covid
Pfizer said it has begun an early stage clinical trial testing its experimental oral antiviral drug for Covid-19.
AstraZeneca says US data shows COVID-19 vaccine prevents 79% of symptomatic disease
It would be the fourth vaccine authorized for use in the U.S., alongside ones from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.
‘No evidence’: Vaccine claim rubbished
The chief medical officer says there is no need to suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout, after two government-aligned MPs called for a pause.
Russia accused of spreading vaccine disinformation to protect Sputnik V
Russian officials have dismissed accusations that they spread disinformation about rival vaccines as “nonsense”.
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which requires just one shot, is on track to become third allowed for use in US
The J&J vaccine was found in its large trial to be 72% effective in the USA but less effective in South Africa and Latin America, where variants circulated.
Moderna study suggests half doses offer strong immune response, but experts caution against changing approach
'Significant' immune response from both full and half doses, company's team says
COVID-19 in the UK: South African strain spreads
Concerns are mounting in the UK after the South African mutant strain was detected in eight areas, with no cases linked to international travel.
