coronavirus

US to offer free COVID tests

US health officials said on Friday the government's free COVID-19 test delivery programs would reopen… Read More

Four Films That Mirror the COVID Crisis

While the world grappled with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, cinema offered a… Read More

US asks COVID vaccine makers to target KP.2 strain

The US health regulator has changed its strain recommendation for the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines, as… Read More

Fact Check: Study DOES NOT say COVID vaccines fueled excess deaths

A newly released study does not say COVID-19 vaccines may have fuelled excess deaths across… Read More

Paxlovid fails as 15-day treatment for long COVID

A 15-day course of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid did not relieve symptoms of long… Read More

The FLiRT COVID variants: What are they?

The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms… Read More

AstraZeneca’s COVID prevention drug cuts risk of disease

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 prevention therapy reduced the risk of infection in patients with weaker immunity in… Read More

Causes of viruses

The globalised world is consistently experiencing breakouts of viruses of various kinds and shapes that… Read More

Boris Johnson says he underestimated threat from COVID

LONDON: British former prime minister Boris Johnson gave his most explicit apology for his handling… Read More

WHO authorizes emergency use of Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine

Novavax's updated vaccine has been granted emergency-use authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO) for… Read More

The Stolen Year

This book 'The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now'… Read More

Paxlovid: Pfizer reveals price of COVID medicine

Pfizer on Wednesday said it will set the U.S. price for its COVID-19 antiviral treatment… Read More

Novavax says new COVID vaccine now available in many pharmacies

Novavax said on Friday its updated COVID-19 vaccine was available at U.S. pharmacies such as… Read More

Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness

In a new paper published in the journal Viruses, research team from United States' University… Read More

US FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated COVID vaccines

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech… Read More

England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant

UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the… Read More

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine effective against BA.2.86 variant

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be… Read More

Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about COVID again?

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking… Read More

Eris: Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine effective against new variant

Moderna said on Thursday an initial study data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine to be… Read More

Covid Eris: What to know about new coronavirus variant

COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Health… Read More