An image of the nanoparticle with spike proteins used in a newly developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (Ian Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) A project to test what is known as an ultrapotent second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate will receive up to $ 173.4 million to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine was developed … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Prisoners received Covid-19 vaccine shots in April at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility in Cleveland, Miss.Credit…Spencer Platt/Getty Images Vaccinations in many American prisons, jails and detention centers are lagging far behind the United States as a whole, prompting public health officials to worry that these settings will remain fertile … Read more
Several Indian states are lacking an antifungal drug to treat black fungus, or mucormycosis, a disease that Indian health officials are increasingly discovering in patients who have recovered from Covid-19. At least 52 people have died of black fungus in Maharashtra state, where the disease is increasing in patients who have recovered from Covid-19. This … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Lining up to receive the Sinopharm vaccine in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday. Credit…Arif Ali/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The World Health Organization approved one Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine and could soon approve another. The Biden administration has backed waiving intellectual property protections for vaccines, which could make it easier for more … Read more
NEW DELHI – His Covid-19 task force did not meet for months. His health minister reassured the public in March that India had reached the “final” of the pandemic. A few weeks earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bragged to world leaders that his nation had triumphed over the coronavirus. India “saved mankind from a major … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to continue appearing “in accordance with the Covid-19 protocols” and to vote during the final stage of the West Bengal state elections. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have come under fire for holding several rallies in West Bengal prior to the elections. Thousands were in attendance … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: People comforted a man infected with Covid-19 who was receiving oxygen while he waited outside a hospital for a bed in Delhi on Sunday.Credit…Atul Loke for The New York Times As a second wave of the pandemic rages in India, which set a global record new cases for the … Read more
Primarily responsible for PATH’s COVID-19 diagnostic platform from left to right: Lorraine Lillis, Scientific Program Director for Diagnostics; Neha Agarwal, Assistant Director of Diagnostics, and Olivia Halas, Program Coordinator for Diagnostics. (PATH Photos) While all eyes are on the COVID-19 vaccine, the more dangerous variants of the virus are increasingly dominating. In Washington State, the … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A man who died of complications from the coronavirus was being cremated in Mumbai on Wednesday.Credit…Atul Loke for The New York Times India’s rapidly worsening coronavirus outbreak is now expanding on a scale beyond any previously measured in more than a year of the pandemic: The health ministry reported … Read more
(CNN) – Flying is just not what it used to be. The Covid-19 pandemic has had profound effects even for travelers who rarely experience uncertainty, fear or restlessness when flying. But with vaccinations ahead of time, many travelers are comfortable making spring and summer plans. Statistics from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) show that … Read more