Two new studies suggest that the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is more transmissible, but the variant does not appear to affect disease severity. The new findings clash with separate research that previously suggested the variant may be tied to a higher risk of dying from Covid-19. One of … Read more
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Planalto Palace, Brasilia, Brazil, on March 31. Mateus Bononi/Getty Images Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked a senator to expand a parliamentary inquiry into the federal government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, to include mayors and governors, according to a recording of the conversation. Sen. Jorge Kajuru published a … Read more
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on April 11. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images Millions of people have been traveling across India in April for the Kumbh Mela, a major Hindu festival and the largest pilgrimage on Earth, held this year in the city of Haridwar. But … Read more
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on April 11. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images Millions of people have been traveling across India in April for the Kumbh Mela, a major Hindu festival and the largest pilgrimage on Earth, held this year in the city of Haridwar. But … Read more
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 31. Mateus Bononi/Getty Images The Brazilian Senate will open an inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, as President Jair Bolsonaro continues to avoid lockdown measures despite the country’s mounting death toll. Earlier this week, Bolsonaro shrugged off … Read more
The number of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine shots allocated to states and other jurisdictions by the federal government is expected to drop 84% next week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This week, nearly 5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were allocated to states and … Read more
A nurse prepares the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Deisenhofen, Germany, on March 31. Lennart Preiss/AFP/Getty Images The events of the past 24 hours have left many worried and unsure of exactly how safe the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is. A quick recap: After days of speculative media coverage, European drug regulators on Wednesday confirmed a possible link … Read more
A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad, India, on April 6. Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images India on Thursday reported 126,789 new cases of coronavirus, the highest single-day rise in infections since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a CNN tally of … Read more
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A health worker prepares a dose of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai, India on April 1. Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images India’s Maharashtra state, where the country’s highest new daily coronavirus cases are being reported, has asked the central government to increase vaccine supply amid a shortage, the state’s minister of health said. “Many vaccination centers … Read more