Science and Health

AstraZeneca Vaccine Less Effective Versus South African Variant

China Conditionally OKs Public Use of 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine

Australian Scientists Developing Technology to Predict Path of Bushfires

AP Analysis: US Federal Executions Likely a COVID Superspreader

WHO Calls for Drug Companies to Share Vaccine-Making Facilities

WHO: COVID-19 Vaccination Inequities Becoming Apparent

Will COVID Vaccination Passports Happen and What Will They Mean?

US Races to Catch Up in Effort to Detect Mutant Viruses

Global Coronavirus Infections Reach 104M with 2.2M Deaths

US Rushes to Catch Up in Race to Detect Mutant Viruses

Johnson & Johnson Seeks US Vaccine Approval for Emergency Use

US Supports COVAX But Hasn’t Increased Funding

Africa’s 2nd Pandemic Wave Sees Higher Death Rates, Vaccine Delays

WHO Says COVID-19 Hurting Efforts to Control Cancer

New COVID-19 Case Disrupts Australian Open Preparations

British to See if Different COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be Used in Same 2-Dose Regimen

1.1 Billion-Dose Vaccine Deal Announced for Poorest Countries

Israel Immunizes Against Coronavirus as Palestinians Wait

SpaceX Rocket Prototype Crash Lands During Test

GM 2035 Pledge Promotes Shift to Electric Vehicles

Mexico Grants Emergency Use of Russia Vaccine to Fight Coronavirus

Study: China’s New Coal Power Plant Capacity in 2020 More Than 3 Times Rest of World’s

Biden Announces Increase in COVID-19 Vaccines

Britain Battles Mutant Coronavirus Outbreak

South Africa Sees 2 Good Breaks in Coronavirus Fight

Nigeria to Add More Protection for Healthcare Workers Following Surge in COVID Infections

Tokyo Olympics Chief Says Games Will Go On Despite Coronavirus

South Africa to Begin Testing COVID-19 Vaccines  Before Launching Program

Britain Identifies 105 Cases of South African COVID-19 Variant

WHO Chief: Global Coronavirus Cases Drop for Third Straight Week

German Pharma Company Bayer to Produce New COVID Vaccine

Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study

WHO Team Visits Provincial Disease Control Center

Diesel Industry Awaits Potential Biden Administration Clean Energy Initiatives

Academics Look to Restore Integrity to Science, Research

UK Set to Formally Apply for Trans-Pacific Trade Bloc Membership

US Lawmakers Push Mental Health Days for Kids Amid Pandemic

WHO Team Visits Wet Market Linked to First Coronavirus Cases

WHO Team Visits Wuhan Hospital That Treated Early Cases

Fighting Climate Change in America Means Changes to America

Israel Says Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Shows 92% Effectiveness

EU Tightens Vaccine Export Rules, Creates Post-Brexit Outcry

EU Drug Regulator Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine for Emergency Use

Johnson & Johnson One-dose Vaccine 66% Successful

US Feds Were Unprepared to Meet First American Evacuees from Wuhan, Report Finds

German Health Minister Expects Approval of AstraZenaca COVID-19 Vaccine

US Unprepared to Meet its First COVID Evacuees from Wuhan Last Year

Biden Revokes Restrictions on Women’s Reproductive Rights

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works, But Less So Against Variants

Biden Orders Expanded Health Care on Two Fronts

UN Chief Urges US-China ‘Reset’

US Marks 35 Years Since Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster

GM Aims to End Sale of Gasoline-Powered Cars, Light Trucks by 2035

Indigenous Tree in Pakistan Touted to Improve Health Among Malnourished

Climate Change Could Cost Australia Billions, Report Says

WHO Team Investigating Coronavirus Origin Begins Work

Report: Guinea Worm Disease Cases Drop Despite COVID-19 Restrictions

Abortion Restrictions Set to Take Effect in Poland

NASA Astronauts Conduct Space Walk Outside Space Station

Moscow Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions