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After Covid, How Are Scientists Prepping For Potential Pandemic "Disease X"
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health.
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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
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China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
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Antibody That Can Counter All Known Covid Variants Found
Researchers have discovered an antibody that could counter all known variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and also distantly related ones that infect other animals.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
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Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
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US Expert Predicts The Next Pandemic Will Be From Bird Flu: ''Just A Matter Of Time''
While the mortality rate was 0.6 per cent for Covid-19, Mr Redfield said the mortality for the bird flu would probably be ''somewhere between 25 and 50 per cent.''
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World No Tobacco Day 2024: 10 Long Term Effects Of Smoking
No Tobacco Day 2024: Below we share the long-term harm smoking can cause.
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Explained: What Are FLiRT Covid Variants, Are They More Dangerous?
The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization
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Biden Says Trump Should Have Injected "Some" Bleach During Pandemic
US President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump's more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi Reports 3 Cases, Including 1 Death, From Deadly MERS Coronavirus
The Saudi health ministry has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about three human cases, including one death, of the deadly and highly contagious Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus between 10 and 17 April.
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A New All-In-One Vaccine May Prove Effective Against All Coronaviruses
A team of scientists from the world's leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
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Chinese Scientist Filed Covid Sequence Weeks Before Official Release: Report
A Chinese scientist sought to publish the genetic profile of the coronavirus two weeks before Beijing formally released the sequence, as per federal documents shared with a US congressional committee and released on Wednesday.
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After Covid, How Are Scientists Prepping For Potential Pandemic "Disease X"
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health.
-
New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
-
China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
-
Antibody That Can Counter All Known Covid Variants Found
Researchers have discovered an antibody that could counter all known variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and also distantly related ones that infect other animals.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
-
Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
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US Expert Predicts The Next Pandemic Will Be From Bird Flu: ''Just A Matter Of Time''
While the mortality rate was 0.6 per cent for Covid-19, Mr Redfield said the mortality for the bird flu would probably be ''somewhere between 25 and 50 per cent.''
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World No Tobacco Day 2024: 10 Long Term Effects Of Smoking
No Tobacco Day 2024: Below we share the long-term harm smoking can cause.
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Explained: What Are FLiRT Covid Variants, Are They More Dangerous?
The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization
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Biden Says Trump Should Have Injected "Some" Bleach During Pandemic
US President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump's more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi Reports 3 Cases, Including 1 Death, From Deadly MERS Coronavirus
The Saudi health ministry has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about three human cases, including one death, of the deadly and highly contagious Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus between 10 and 17 April.
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A New All-In-One Vaccine May Prove Effective Against All Coronaviruses
A team of scientists from the world's leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
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Chinese Scientist Filed Covid Sequence Weeks Before Official Release: Report
A Chinese scientist sought to publish the genetic profile of the coronavirus two weeks before Beijing formally released the sequence, as per federal documents shared with a US congressional committee and released on Wednesday.
