Month: December 2020

When COVID-19 initially blazed through Asia, Europe and then the United States, global public health experts worried that it could be catastrophic for Africa, with its crowded cities, poorly funded health sector and lack of testing facilities. The U.N. Economic Commission for Africa in April predicted up to 300,000 deaths this year if the virus … Read more

(LONDON) — Britain has authorized use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.” The United Kingdom government says the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has made an emergency authorization for the vaccine developed by Oxford University … Read more

A more contagious variant of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing. View original article Contributor: Times Insider Staff and Clay Hickson

Using inactivated coronaviruses to train the immune system. View original article Contributor: Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer

Using a coronavirus protein to train the immune system. View original article Contributor: Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer