Did New Zealand add Covid vaccines to water supply?
As New Zealand faced a surge in Covid-19 infections, social media posts claimed the government planned to add vaccines to the water supply in a bid …
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Antibody triggered by Sinopharm booster wanes after six months
Antibodies triggered by a third dose of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 shot given to those who completed its primary two-dose regimen dropped sharply after six months, and …
Fines, jail for refusing COVID vaccine in this country
Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison …
‘Living with COVID’: Boris Johnson set to scrap COVID restrictions in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “living with COVID” plan, scrapping coronavirus restrictions and cutting access to free tests, drew 11th-hour objections on Monday that it …
Another country ends mask mandate, all other COVID-19 rules
The Dominican Republic ended all COVID-19 public health restrictions on Thursday, including a mask mandate and vaccine checks in public spaces, despite not yet reaching …
Antacid famotidine shows promise against COVID-19 symptoms
In non-hospitalized, unvaccinated adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, treatment with a high dose of the antacid drug famotidine helped speed resolution of symptoms and inflammation in …
Female hormone protects against death from COVID-19: study
A new study strengthens suspicions that the female hormone estrogen protects against death from COVID-19. Researchers in Sweden studied 14,685 older women with COVID-19, all …
Unenviable record: Man tests COVID positive for 14 straight months
When Muzaffer Kayasan first caught COVID-19, he thought he was destined to die since he was already suffering from leukemia. Fourteen months and 78 straight …
‘Pollution causing more deaths than COVID’
Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a UN environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for “immediate and …
Covid-19: Reinfection protection weaker against Omicron
The immune response to COVID-19 helps protect against reinfection, but that protection is weaker against Omicron than it was against earlier variants of the coronavirus, …