Up to 80 percent of people offered the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine In Sicily refuse it out of fears over its safety, according to the southern Italian region’s president Nello Musumeci.
India bans export of COVID-19 treatment drug remdesivir
India on Sunday banned the export of remdesivir as infections soared to a new daily high and hospitals grappled with increasing demand for the coronavirus treatment drug.
Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel
Thai authorities struggled to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak just days before the country’s traditional Songkran New Year’s holiday, when millions of people travel.
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June.
No ‘causal’ link found yet between J&J vaccine and blood clots: US health authorities
Top US health authorities said Friday they have not yet found a “causal” link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID shot and blood clots, as the EU drug regulator probed possible instances among those who have received the vaccine.
Trudeau calls for Canada regions to tighten COVID restrictions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called on Canada’s provinces to tighten public health measures as an accelerating vaccination program fails to keep pace with surging coronavirus infections.
Hands-free: Monkey plays video game – with its brain
Elon Musk’s startup devoted to meshing brains with computers was closer to its dream on Friday, having gotten a monkey to play video game Pong using only its mind.
Virus lockdowns around the world as vaccine efforts stumble
Fresh lockdowns and curfews were imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina on Saturday, as Covid-19 infections surged again and vaccine roll-outs were hampered by shortages and scares over side effects.
Mumbai in lockdown as Indian vaccines run short
India’s coronavirus epicentre Maharashtra went into a state-wide weekend lockdown on Saturday as the country battled exploding infection numbers and shortages of vaccines, drugs and hospital beds.
Treating sleep apnea may reduce dementia risk
A new study finds older adults who received positive airway pressure therapy prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other kinds of dementia.