FILE PHOTO: People with and without protective masks walk on the street while shopping as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eva PlevierAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities are to decide on Tuesday…
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Join Us in a Week of Action for Farm Animals!
Thanksgiving is a time of year dedicated to expressing gratitude for the things we cherish most in life. Friends and families gather to share a meal that often entails days or even weeks of planning. However, that same care and…
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:FILE PHOTO: Patrick Vo gets his hair cut on the first day of eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regulations, following a lockdown to curb an outbreak, in Melbourne, Australia,…
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S.Korea opens quarantine centres for students sitting college entrance exam
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea opened COVID-19 quarantine centres on Thursday to house potentially thousands of teenagers with COVID-19 ahead of the country’s gruelling eight-hour college entrance exam in two weeks.FILE PHOTO: Students wait for the start of the annual…
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US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids
U.S. health officials have changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children—a move expected to more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood. The more stringent standard announced Thursday by…
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration—a decision that could…
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Unvaccinated federal workers in Canada will be put on unpaid leave – Globe and Mail
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being extracted while he visits a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec,…
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J&J COVID-19 shot gets better boost from Moderna or Pfizer in NIH study
(Reuters) – People who got Johnson & Johnson Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger immune response when boosted with vaccines from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc, a study run by the National Institutes of Health…
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Novavax tumbles after report on COVID-19 vaccine production delay
(Reuters) -Shares of Novavax Inc fell 16% after a report from Politico said the company faces significant hurdles in proving it can manufacture its experimental COVID-19 vaccine that meets regulators’ quality standards, resulting in production delays.FILE PHOTO: A vial and…
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U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States.FILE PHOTO: A…
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