Issam Ahmed

Poorer countries also got a boost Friday when the World Health Organization and partners said vaccines would be distributed early next year to the 190 countries in its Covax initiative.

FDA official Doran Fink said that should an EUA be granted, the agency would issue a beefed-up warning label regarding potential allergic reactions.

Health care workers and vulnerable populations including the elderly are to be the first to receive it.

It is not yet clear how long lasting the protection will be from either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, nor how well they work for the elderly, the age-group at highest risk from Covid-19.

But for all the dire warnings, there was growing evidence that people were ignoring restrictions imposed by governments and minimizing the risk of infection.

It has been hypothesized that the nose could provide the pathway to the brain.

The Endeavour's return marks only the beginning for the Crew Dragon as SpaceX and NASA look ahead to future missions.

The upcoming trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the US, with half to receive 100 mg dose, and the other half to receive a placebo.

Moderna is considered to be in a leading position in the race to find a vaccine against the coronavirus.

Donald Trump raised eyebrows last week when he used his daily live national press briefing to ask whether light could become a medical treatment.

Their study comes as the US enters the peak of its COVID-19 caseload and states eye an eventual easing of tough lockdown measures.

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ), related compounds, synthetic forms of quinine, has been used for centuries to treat malaria.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to be prepared to cancel mass gatherings, schools and businesses to develop teleworking plans.

The satellite deployment was filmed live by a camera onboard the rocket.

India and Pakistan remain in conflict over Kashmir, and every month or so you can read about people dying along the border