Only 10 out of 4 million Americans who Moderna’s COVID-19 suffered life-threatening anaphylactic allergic reactions to the shot, CDC reveals CDC investigated 1,266 reports of ‘adverse events’ after Moderna vaccinations 47 were ruled allergic reactions and just 10 were deemed anaphylaxis All 10 people recovered and only one had no history of allergies Health officials warn … Read more
Flint chopping tools were used by early humans beginning 2.6 million years ago to break animal bones and release the high-calorie marrow inside, a study has found. Researchers led from Germany and Isreal analysed the function of 53 similar chopping tools found at the 400,000-year old site of Revadim, east of Ashdod. Each chopping tool … Read more
Preliminary figures suggests 2020 will be the deadliest year in U.S. history. A record 3,260,397 people died last year, which public health experts says is due to COVID-19, indirect pandemic deaths and overdoses. That figure is about 15 percent higher than the 2,835,533 Americans who died in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Alex Trebek proved his enduring appeal with viewers across the nation as Jeopardy! came in first place in the ratings during its final week with the late host. Trebek’s final episode, broadcast on Friday, January 8, garnered a stunning 14 million viewers, according to Deadline. The early January string of episodes marks the final batch … Read more
California on Wednesday became the first state to record more than three million known coronavirus infections, according to state health department data. As the largest state in the union with 40 million residents, it’s not entirely surprising, but the speed at which infections have surged is stunning. The first coronavirus case in California was confirmed … Read more
Lockdown has been imposed on five Beijing neighbourhoods after two cases of the British Covid-19 variant were detected in the Chinese capital. The cases had ‘no genetic correlation with previously reported local cases and imported cases in Beijing’, the head of the Beijing health authority Pang Xinghuo told reporters, but are ‘considered to be variants of … Read more
Terrifying sea lizard that roamed the coasts of Africa 66 million years ago had deadly shark-like teeth that could slice fish in half with one bite Scientists have discovered the fossilised remains of a new species of mosasaur Mosasuars were giant sea lizards that lived alongside the dinosaurs This species was found to have shark-like … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, seeking to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for 11 million people currently living in the U.S. without legal status. The legislative proposal, which is scheduled to be sent to Congress on Wednesday, also includes a key focus on … Read more
Half a million police officers and teachers could jump the queue for Covid-19 vaccine if they are given priority in phase two of inoculation rollout, says Nadhim Zahawi Police and teachers could be given priority in phase two of the vaccine rollout Shop workers are also being considered for priority says vaccine minister If the … Read more
Vauxhall bosses could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ allegations, lawyer say Customers could receive pay outs as firm accused of cheating emissions tests Car maker is alleged to have sold about 600,000 diesel cars with defeat devices Follows similar ‘dieselgate’ claims made against Volkswagen and Mercedes By Matt Oliver … Read more