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Coronavirus vaccine: First evidence jab can train immune system
May 19, 2020 · By James Gallagher for www.bbc.com
The first hints that a vaccine can train people’s immune system to fight coronavirus have been reported by a company in the US. Moderna said neutralising antibodies were found in the first eight people who took part in their safety trials. It also said the immune response was similar to people infected with the actual virus. […]
Read More...Covid-19 an excuse to muzzle Southeast Asia reporters
May 18, 2020 ·
Journalists around Southeast Asia are facing extra limits on their already circumscribed freedoms to report the news accurately during the current Covid-19 pandemic, media professionals say. Governments and local authorities across the region frequently resort to laws ostensibly aimed at stopping the spread of misinformation to clamp down on journalists and media outlets, according to […]
Read More...US provides additional Covid-19 aid to Philippines
May 18, 2020 ·
The US embassy in the Philippines has confirmed that Washington will give an additional 298 million pesos (US$5.9 million) in aid to Manila to fund the country’s fight against Covid-19. The humanitarian assistance follows a telephone call between the leaders of the two countries last month. President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump spoke […]
Read More...How the malaria vaccine could change world health
May 18, 2020 · By BBC Future for www.bbc.com
How the malaria vaccine could change world health. Nearly half the world’s population is at risk of the mosquito-borne disease. But a new vaccine may stop it in its tracks, saving millions of lives and boosting the economies of the developing world. “In each house were three or four patients who complained of chilling, severe […]
Read More...The strong economy didn’t make Trump, but coronavirus collapse could break him
May 18, 2020 · By John Harwood for edition.cnn.com
The strong economy didn’t make Trump, but coronavirus collapse could break him (CNN)The last time an incumbent president lost reelection — George H.W. Bush, in 1992 — an “it’s the economy, stupid” campaign theme took him down. Unemployment then was hovering around 7.5%. In the calamitous spring of 2020, that sounds like a long-lost boomtime. The […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Migrants struggle to send money home
May 18, 2020 · By Frey Lindsay for www.bbc.com
Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back home, that lifeline is drying up. Smitha Girish lives in Kerala in south-west India with her young son Ishaan. Her husband is in Dubai in […]
Read More...Climate change: Study pours cold water on oil company net zero claims
May 15, 2020 · By Matt McGrath for www.bbc.com
Claims by oil and gas companies that they are curbing their carbon emissions in line with net zero targets are overstated, according to a new review. The independent analysis of six large European corporations acknowledges they have taken big steps on CO2 recently. In April, Shell became the latest to announce ambitious plans to be […]
Read More...Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease
May 15, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Scores of UK and US children have been affected by a rare inflammatory disease linked to coronavirus. In a tiny number of children it can cause serious complications, with some needing intensive care. Up to 100 children in the UK have been affected and studies suggest the same reaction is being seen in children elsewhere […]
Read More...Afghan attack: Maternity ward death toll climbs to 24
May 15, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The number of people who were killed in a militant attack on a maternity ward in the Afghan capital has risen to 24. Mothers, newborn babies and nurses were among the victims. At least 16 people were injured, the health ministry said. Tuesday’s attack in Kabul prompted widespread condemnation. No group has said it carried […]
Read More...The coronavirus ‘may never go away,’ a top W.H.O. official said, warning against expecting a quick vaccine.
May 14, 2020 · By The New York Times for www.nytimes.com
The novel coronavirus spreading around the globe “may never go away,” becoming a long-term fact of life that must be managed, not an enemy that can be permanently eradicated, a top World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. “This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go […]
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