The White House coronavirus testing czar says Americans will have to still follow mitigation measures after receiving coronavirus vaccines. Adm Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, warned that people will need to wear face coverings and practice social distancing for a while longer. ‘Although we’re very … Read more
Rollout of US COVID-19 vaccines is ‘on track’ to get 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of the year with shots delivered to 636 locations in all 50 states and 7.9 million doses are coming next week – if Moderna jab is approved The U.S. has delivered coronavirus vaccines to all 50 states since … Read more
Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr Anthony Fauci said 85% of Americans will need to get coronavirus vaccines for the U.S. to achieve ‘herd immunity’ This occurs when enough of the population is immunized or has recovered from the illness so … Read more
Hugh Jackman to co-host Triple M’s breakfast show with best friend Gus Worland to discuss the radio star’s new mental health campaign By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:55 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 14:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 He’s one of Hollywood’s most well-known actors, who happens to be best pals … Read more
The World Health Organization has pleaded with families to wear face masks and socially distance at Christmas get-togethers to cut the risk of spreading coronavirus. The UN agency said the measures would ‘contribute significantly’ to saving lives and preventing loved ones from getting sick, but admitted they ‘may feel awkward’. In updated guidance published today, the WHO … Read more
Sweden’s health experts misjudged the resurgence of Covid-19 and ‘didn’t see such a wave in front of them’, prime minister Stefan Lofven has said. Medical advisers ‘talked about different clusters’ but did not recommend tough measures to contain a second wave, which in fact has infected nearly 250,000 people in the autumn and winter, Lofven … Read more
One in four people around the world may not be able to receive a vaccine against coronavirus for two years, a new study warns. Researchers found that more than half of all pre-ordered immunizations are going to high-income countries, which make up just 14 percent of the world’s population. If all vaccine manufacturers are able … Read more
The majority of doses of coronavirus antibody drugs are going unused, a new report claims. According to CNBC, Operation Warp Speed ships out some 65,000 doses of the drugs across the U.S. each week. But, chief of the vaccine initiative Dr Moncef Slaoui said only five to 20 percent of treatments – made by Eli … Read more
Nearly 84 percent of Americans now say they will get a coronavirus vaccine – but most of that group doesn’t want to get the shot right away, a new poll reveals. Forty-five percent of people want to ‘wait a bit’ before they get vaccinated, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos survey. The massive vaccine rollout … Read more
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more