The Communist Party’s success in reclaiming the narrative has proved to the world its ability to rally the people to its side, no matter how stumbling its actions might be. One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades. The …
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Photo by Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Look around, and you may notice more people donning two masks rather than just one. Slipping an extra mask over a primary face covering may be a tough sell for those of us who find masks a nuisance. But experts say doubling up can …
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What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 Vaccines The Health and Science DeskTracking the coronavirus Oxford-AstraZeneca Efficacy: 62-90%, depending on dose Dose: 2 doses, 4 weeks apart Storage: Stable in refrigerator for at least 6 months Authorized so far in Britain, India and several other countries, this shot is …
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Author’s blurb: The world’s recovery stage from the pandemic is taking place. True enough, COVID-19 vaccines are already being distributed and will be reaching Malaysia’s shores very soon. A recent study by YouGov found that 82% of Malaysians are ready to be vaccinated. This was announced by PM Tan Sri …
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With hospitals in Los Angeles County swamped with Covid-19 patients, a memo that went out to the county’s ambulance crews last week caused public alarm and prompted explanations from medics on social media about their care practices. In the memo, a slightly updated version of which was released on Monday, …
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Thousands of people received convalescent plasma as an experimental treatment for Covid. A new study shows that it works — but only when given within a few days of the onset of illness. A small but rigorous clinical trial in Argentina has found that blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients can …
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Photo by Sam Wordley / Shutterstock.com After nearly a year of coronavirus misery in the U.S., 2021 is dawning with the hope that new vaccines finally will put the pandemic to rest. But many of us wonder when we finally will be eligible to receive our dose of the medication. …
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The approvals, which include a shot developed by Bharat Biotech, an Indian pharmaceutical company, begin a vast campaign to inoculate the hard-hit nation’s 1.3 billion people. NEW DELHI — India said on Sunday that it had approved two coronavirus vaccines, one made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other …
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In early 2020, the Beijing Institute of Biological Products created an inactivated coronavirus vaccine called BBIBP-CorV. It was later put into clinical trials by the state-owned Chinese company Sinopharm. China approved the vaccine on Thursday, and the vaccine is also in use in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. A …
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