Author Archives: Syndicated Content
England's COVID-19 epidemic still shrinking, R number below one
LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 epidemic in England is still estimated to be shrinking, though possibly a little less quickly compared to last week, the health ministry said on Friday, adding that the...
Apr 23, 2021
Air Chernobyl? Tourists get chance to fly over nuclear disaster zone
By Sergiy Karazy and Margaryta Chornokondratenko KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian nuclear agency worker Viktor Kozlov received an unusual birthday gift from his wife Maryna: tickets for a 90 minute flight o...
Apr 23, 2021
UK PM Johnson says Britain is getting control of COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is getting control of the COVID-19 pandemic as case numbers fall and vaccines are rolled out, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday, adding that he would stick to a ca...
Apr 23, 2021
Swedish health agency extends pause on J&J vaccine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Monday it was extending its recommendation against beginning vaccinations using the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson. The agency s...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. govt stops funding for late-stage study of Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) -Drug developer Inovio Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the U.S. government had stopped funding for a late-stage study testing its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, due to the increasing availabilit...
Apr 23, 2021
Moderna CEO says world faces 2022 COVID vaccine production surplus
GENEVA (Reuters) - Manufacturers should focus on producing as many vaccines as possible this year, but the world faces a potential surplus next year in capacity, Moderna's CEO said on Friday. Speaking...
Apr 23, 2021
Brazil's COVID-19 vaccination program at risk due to 2nd dose no-shows
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's COVID-19 vaccination program is being put at risk by people failing to show up for their second shot, with 1.5 million people missing appointments ...
Apr 23, 2021
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he will start ending his hunger strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would begin ending a hunger-strike that he declared on March 31 to demand proper medical care for leg and back pain. (Reportin...
Apr 23, 2021
More risks to pregnant women, their newborns from COVID-19 than known before - study
(Reuters) - Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 and their newborn children face higher risks of complications than was previously known, a study by British scientists showed on Friday. An infection ...
Apr 23, 2021
Japan promises safe Olympics after unveiling new emergency measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday promised to ensure a safe Tokyo Olympics this summer, after announcing a new state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefec...
Apr 23, 2021
