Health

Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout

by Marc Preel with Agence France Presse bureaus STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- The head of the EU's disease control agency…

Museums bet on paid virtual tours during pandemic but will they catch on?

by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley's home from your sofa or marvel at…

UK scientists develop urine test to detect womb cancer

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British scientists announced on Friday they had developed a test to detect womb cancer…

Seoul launches Covid tests for pets

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered…

AstraZeneca Covid jab ‘less effective against SAfrican strain’: study

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine fails to prevent mild and moderate cases of the South African…

Climate change may have had ‘key role’ in pandemic: study

  by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Climate change may have played a "key role" in the transmission of the…

J&J requests emergency authorization for Covid vaccine

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson on Thursday submitted an application for emergency authorization of…

Oxford to run trial alternating Covid-19 vaccines

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Oxford University announced on Thursday it will launch a medical trial alternating doses of…

WHO’s Covax Facility sets out vaccination plans in first distribution list

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax programme for Covid-19 vaccines published its first…

WHO team visits Chinese virus lab in Wuhan

  WUHAN, China (AFP) -- World Health Organization inspectors visited a laboratory in China's Wuhan city on Wednesday that American…

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