FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationNEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson expects to be able to ship nearly 4 million doses…
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Sewage study shows US, Netherlands and Australia like to party hard
The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are consuming the highest amounts of designer ‘party’ drugs, according to wastewater samples taken from eight countries over the New Year period. Despite deaths and hospitalisations linked to many new psychoactive…
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Pfizer study deals new blow to South Africa's vaccine hopes
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study suggested the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by two-thirds.FILE PHOTO: A woman holds…
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Why do kids tend to have milder COVID? This new study gives us a clue
A new Australian study, published overnight in Nature Communications, gives an insight into how kids’ immune systems respond to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s the first study, to my knowledge, that directly compares children and adults…
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Life expectancy in US fell by one full year during first half of 2020
Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020 – the biggest drop in two decades – amid pandemic-linked deaths and surge in fatal overdoses, CDC finds Life expectancy in the U.S. fell…
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Taiwan says BioNTech vaccine deal on hold, cites potential Chinese pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A deal for Taiwan to buy 5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Germany’s BioNTech SE is on hold, the island’s health minister said on Wednesday, citing potential Chinese pressure for the delay.FILE PHOTO: Syringes…
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Mexico surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases; more than 175,000 deaths
Elderly residents rest after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Milpa Alta municipality in Mexico City, Mexico February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s total number of coronavirus cases crossed 2 million with another 8,683 cases…
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Predicting words’ grammatical properties helps us read faster
Psycholinguists from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain found that when reading, people are not only able to predict specific words, but also words’ grammatical properties, which helps them to read faster. Researchers have also discovered that predictability of…
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UK to consider making excess vaccines available to other nations after its adults inoculated, official says
FILE PHOTO: British Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain February 4, 2021. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – The UK will look at making excess doses of coronavirus vaccinations available…
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New Zealand imposes 3-day lockdown on Auckland after 3 new local COVID-19 cases
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand, October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen Menon/File PhotoMELBOURNE (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minsiter Jacinda Ardern on Sunday announced a three-day lockdown in the country’s…
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