Facebook Targets New COVID-19 Vaccine Falsehoods Facebook says it will ban new lies about COVID-19 vaccines that are circulating on the social network, such as falsehoods that the shots are ineffective, toxic, dangerous or cause autism. All such claims have been debunked for both COVID-19 shots and all types ofContinue Reading
Ron Wright First Sitting Member of U.S. Congress to Die of COVID-19 Texas Republican Representative Ron Wright became the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to die of COVID-19 when he passed away on Sunday. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on February 7,Continue Reading
South Africa Delays AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout After It Shows Lack of Effectiveness Against COVID Variant Plans to vaccinate frontline health workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been delayed by South Africa because there are questions about its effectiveness. Preliminary data from a small clinical trial indicate that the vaccineContinue Reading
J&J Seeks Emergency Approval of Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine The world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, from Johnson & Johnson, has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval. Preliminary findings from a large international study suggest the vaccine isn’t quite as strong as the two currentContinue Reading
McKinsey to Pay $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis A deal for business consulting firm McKinsey & Company to pay $573 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over its role in the nation’s opioid crisis has been reached, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The global companyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Entrepreneurs seeking great new pitches for “Shark Tank” might try a little reefer madness, according to new research. But whether investors pile on is another matter. Marijuana use can promote higher levels of business creativity, helping innovators come up with wildly original notionsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Combining drugs with driving is a potentially deadly but all too common combination in the United States, according to a new report. University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers found that almost 9% of adults reported driving under the influence of alcohol. Marijuana use amongContinue Reading
Companies Developing Vaccines Against New Coronavirus Variants As concerns mount about mutations that could make the new coronavirus more difficult to fight, two companies say they’re working to develop new vaccines against emerging variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. GlaxoSmithKline is teaming with German biopharmaceutical company CureVac to createContinue Reading
Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Effective: Study Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective, according to early results of a late-stage study. The trial of the vaccine, called Sputnik V, involved about 20,000 people in Russia last fall. It found that the vaccine is about 91% effective and also appearsContinue Reading
WHO Team Probing COVID Origins Visits Wuhan Food Markets As part of their trip to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, a World Health Organization team on Sunday went to two large food markets in the city of Wuhan. They spent about an hour at the HuananContinue Reading