House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and other Republicans called on Dr. Kristian Andersen to clarify earlier comments he made about suppressing the COVID-19 lab leak origin theory. In an earlier appearance before Congress, Andersen suggested that he had not suppressed information about the lab leak theory; according … Read more
LISBON – The Portuguese government announced on Wednesday the extension of the COVID-19 pandemic “alert situation” until April 18, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers. This is the lowest level of alert for disaster situations, according to the Portuguese Basic Law for Civil Protection, and was scheduled to renew on March 30. … Read more
WASHINGTON – Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduced the risk of Omicron infection among children aged 5 to 15, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. Children and adolescents aged 5 to 15 were tested for SARS-CoV-2 weekly, irrespective of symptoms, during July … Read more
BEIJING – Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely considered the most accurate and sensitive for the virus that causes Covid-19, but they usually take several hours. Some countries have experienced … Read more
WASHINGTON: During America’s last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday. The finding is the latest to weigh in on a debate on the relative strengths of natural versus … Read more
Researchers in Spain have discovered plant extracts that could be useful in the search for treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19) and provide a foundation for future chemical, in vivo, and clinical trials. The researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia found 17 plant items often used in modern and traditional cuisine that has previously shown promise … Read more
Switzerland announces that children between 12 to 15 years old could be vaccinated with the shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The recommendation was given earlier this month by the Swissmedic, drug regulator in Switzerland. It is mainly aimed at the youth in groups It is primarily directed at youth in groups who … Read more
COVID-19 started back in December 2019 in China. A senior Chinese expert says that the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigation as some traces of the virus could have been present as early as December 2019. According to the study conducted by the US National Institutes for Health (NIH), … Read more
According to a small study that examined the pets of COVID-19 patients on a regular basis, SARS-CoV-2 infection was found in 31% of dogs and 40% of cats. Neutered pets and those that shared a bed with a human infected with the virus were more likely to catch it. The findings support the suggestion that … Read more
On Tuesday, a new study revealed that analyzed coronavirus outbreak in Brazil that “dengue“, a mosquito-transmitted illness can provide some level of immunity to fight against coronavirus. Miguel Nicolelis, a professor at Duke University led the not yet published study. Nicolelis found that places that suffered intense dengue outbreak this or last year are those … Read more
