Volunteers in covid vaccine trials describe painful side effects

Coronavirus vaccines might leave us laid up for a day with headaches, fevers, sore muscles, shivering chills and no energy, participants in trials for Moderna’s and Pfizer’s shots told CNBC.  But the side effects will be worth it, and fade after a day, they added.  Vaccines of all kinds commonly come with side effects – … Read more

Mabel reveals she feels liberated after accepting that she’ll always struggle with her mental health

‘When I was younger, I thought the anxiety would go away, but it’s who I am’: Mabel reveals she feels liberated after accepting that she’ll always struggle with her mental health By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 11:37 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 11:37 BST, 1 October 2020 Her music career has grown from … Read more

Cancer-stricken Public Health England official slams ban on assisted dying

Cancer-stricken Public Health England official with two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as ‘inhumane’ and reveals he would like the option of an ‘extra vial of morphine’ in his final days Professor Paul Cosford is the emeritus medical director of Public Health England The 57-year-old, who was incurable lung cancer, has only … Read more

Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of beach water for the first time

Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of beach water for the first time – but it is not likely the disease is able to spread through the body of water Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have been testing water samples at eight beaches along Lake Superior since July Over the weekend of … Read more

More than 4,000 New York children have lost a parent to coronavirus, report finds

More than 4,000 children in New York state have lost a parent or a guardian to the novel coronavirus, a new report finds. One out of every 1,000 children has had a father or a mother pass away after contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to researchers from the United Hospital Fund … Read more

Coronavirus US: Moderna’s vaccine will NOT be ready by Election Day

Moderna will not be the company to fulfill President Donald Trump’s wish for a coronavirus vaccine by Election Day, the firm’s CEO said Wednesday.  Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times that his firm would not have enough data from its late-stage trials to submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) until November 25, at the … Read more

Report claims coronavirus is unlikely to spread on NYC subway and buses

Riders of the New York City subway and bus system are at low risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus, researchers claim. The report, commissioned by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), looked at mass transit ridership across the country over the last three months. It claims buses and trains are safe because they … Read more

Study suggests your mental health affect your coronavirus risks

People who catch coronavirus and have been previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to die if they are hospitalized for COVID-19, new research suggests.  Depending on how long they’d been in the hospital, people who had been diagnosed with conditions ranging from anxiety to dementia and self-injury were at 42 percent to … Read more

Fewer than 20% say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if President Trump says it is safe

Fewer than 20% of Americans say they would get COVID-19 vaccine if Trump says it is safe, survey finds In a new poll, only 19% of Americans said they were very likely or somewhat likely to get the coronavirus vaccine if President Trump says it is safe Comparatively, 62% said they would get the jab … Read more