Health & Science

Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
China's Sinovac vaccine is 50,38% effective according to leading Brazilian research center

Trials in Brazil show the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to be 50.38% effective, nearly 30 percentage points below the initial results released last week. The Instituto Butantan, the São Paulo-based research institute responsible for developing the vaccine and conducting trials in the country, announced last week the vaccine had a 78% overall efficacy, with total protection against severe cases.
Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
US tightens sanitary ring: arriving air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test

All air travelers arriving in the United States will need to present a negative coronavirus test, according to the latest announcement. Under the rules taking effect Jan. 26, travelers including U.S. citizens must show a negative test within three days of departure or documentation of recovery from COVID-19, under an order signed by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield.
Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Brexit fallout: Ireland expects to receive Euros 1,05bn from EU

Ireland is set to receive 1.05 billion Euros (US$ 1.28 billion) this year from a European Union fund for countries worst affected by Britain's exit from the European Union, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Mexico expected to approve Russia's Sputnik vaccine, and could order 24 million doses

Mexican health authorities will make a decision this week on whether to authorize Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine after getting access to data on it, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 07:35 UTC
Piñera and Chilean First Lady under “preventive quarantine”

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and his wife Cecilia Morel are to begin “preventive quarantine” after coming into close contact with a person later diagnosed to have COVID-19, the president's press office said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 19:03 UTC
Biden's agenda, Covid-19 and economic aid, cabinet nominations and Trump's impeachment

President-elect Joe Biden anticipates three main issues of his starting time in office, cabinet nominations, Trump's impeachment proceedings, and coronavirus and economic aid.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 11:57 UTC
Falkland Islands to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine next month

The Falkland Islands Government informed on Tuesday in a Press Release that it is “pleased” to announce that 3,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to be received in the first week of February 2021.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
BioNTech doubling deliveries with improved production lines and syringes

BioNTech, the co-producer of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, boosted the 2021 delivery target for their product to 2 billion doses, up from 1,3 billion previously as they bring new production lines on stream and as more doses can be extracted per vial.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 08:16 UTC
Beijing announces WHO team will arrive on Thursday to investigate origin of Covid-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) will send experts to China on Thursday and work with Chinese peers to investigate the origin of COVID-19, said China's National Health Commission (NHC).
Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Rich Argentines fly to Miami to get the Covid vaccinations: Florida residents complain

Residents of foreign countries have obtained COVID vaccinations in Florida, taking advantage of the state’s loose rules on who can get a shot. The list includes a prominent Argentine lawyer, business leaders, and Canadians whose home countries restrict vaccines to first-responders, medical personnel, and a few other groups.