Back-to-front airplane boarding procedures increase … The back-to-front boarding process, adopted by multiple major airlines amid the coronavirus pandemic, is “substantially worse” at preventing the spread of COVID-19 than the traditional method, according to a new study.
Experts say US suspension of COVID aid will prolong … LONDON (AP) — In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing the virus beyond American borders, a move many health experts slammed as dangerously short-sighted. They warn the suspension of COVID-19 aid for poorer countries could ultimately allow the kind of unchecked transmission needed for […]
US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other … WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viruses, […]
Thailand aims at pandemic risks by fighting wildlife … BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all such sales in the wildlife trafficking hub. The government intends to make Thailand “free of the legal wildlife trade” […]
WHO chief says it was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID … BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus. In a rare departure from his […]
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees … JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a centuries-old community. He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul’s only remaining synagogue. He left the country last month for Istanbul after the Taliban seized power. Now it appears he was not the […]
Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus … In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots. Health officials on Friday released details of that […]
Sen. Gillibrand announces nearly $25M for nationwide … WASHINGTON (NEWS10) — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that $24,846,000 in federal funding was secured for the Poison Control Program in the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations package. Gillibrand originally called for $30.1 million to support the nationwide network of 55 Poison Control Centers (PCCs). As public health and addiction support services operate on thin margins, these increased federal funds will be […]
EXPLAINER: What’s known about J&J’s vaccine and rare … A rare, rogue immune response is the main suspect as authorities investigate highly unusual blood clots following use of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
Even when the pandemic is over, negative mental health … According to Dr. David Cates, a clinical psychologist and Director of Behavior Health at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, “There will be a substantial percentage of people with lasting effects” from the pandemic.
Jefferson Parish Transit using UV light system to … Jefferson Parish Transit has unveiled a new way of combating COVID-19. They are using ultra-violet lights to kill the virus.
US setting up $1.7B national network to track COVID-19 … The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday.