Health & Science

Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Pfizer vaccines for Argentina should be arriving in December, president Fernandez

Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday his country could receive 750,000 doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc in December, a glimmer of hope as cases in the South American nation show signs of receding following months of quarantine.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
RRS James Clark Ross left Harwich for summer mission in Antarctica

The RRS James Clark Ross left the Port of Harwich on Thursday beginning its five-and-a-half-month mission to deliver scientific and operational staff to Antarctica and to resupply the UK stations in Antarctica for another year.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Covid-19 overshadowing emergency action to avert measles and polio epidemics, WHO and UNICEF

UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of vulnerable children at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 07:10 UTC
World Medical Association calls for Taiwan's admission to World Health Assembly

On the eve of the resumed meeting of the World Health Assembly next week, the World Medical Association has again called for representatives from Taiwan to be granted observer status.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:33 UTC
Falklands vaccination program will receive support from the UK government

The UK Government has written to the Falkland Islands Government to confirm that it has secured an agreement with the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce to supply British Overseas Territories with Covid-19 vaccines when it is able to procure these.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Denmark will cull 15 million mink following detection of a mutated coronavirus

Denmark, the world’s biggest producer of mink fur, said on Wednesday it would cull all of the country’s minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:53 UTC
UK travel ban, “a nightmare before Christmas”

Britain has introduced a travel ban as part of a four-week lockdown prompted by an alarming jump in the COVID-19 infection rate to one in 100 people. In what has been described as a “Nightmare before Christmas,” UK residents will need to stay at home from November 5 and avoid “all non-essential travel by private and public transport.”
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Johnson & Johnson resumes clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa has authorized the resumption of a clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, according to a statement from the government agency on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Chilean salmon farmers struggling to cut antibiotic usage to boost the reputation of its products

For Chile’s salmon farming industry, less could be more. That is, less antibiotic use could improve the sustainability of the country’s salmon aquaculture industry and boost the reputation of its products.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Gentoo penguins are four species, not one, say scientists

By University of Bath – Gentoo penguins should be reclassified as four separate species, say scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, after analyzing the genetic and physical differences between populations around the southern hemisphere.