Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage plunged the services and the businesses and people who rely on them into chaos for hours Facebook Inc. blamed a global service outage that kept its social media apps offline for much of Monday on a problem with its […]
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COVID Antiviral Pill
Merck says it has first antiviral pill found to be effective against COVID Molnupiravir is an experimental antiviral drug which is orally active and was developed for the treatment of influenza. It is a prodrug of the synthetic nucleoside derivative N4-hydroxycytidine, and exerts its antiviral action through introduction of copying errors during viral RNA replication. […]
Continue ReadingSalmonella Outbreak Linked To Unknown Food Source Is Spreading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has spread to at least 25 states and sickened over 100 people. The CDC said the Salmonella outbreak is “fast-growing” and has not been linked to any one specific food source. A recent salmonella outbreak has infected […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Has Killed 675,000 Americans
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. But the COVID-19 crisis is by any measure a colossal […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
COVID-19 vaccine FAQs: Answers to your most common questions More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are anxious, depressed and frustrated — but also hopeful, as vaccines are getting to millions of people across the country, and studies show that they work against the deadly disease. But as the vaccine […]
Continue ReadingDelta Variant Fueling 99% Of COVID Cases
If a person is diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States right now, it’s almost certainly caused by the Delta variant. The highly transmissible variant, which caused crippling surges in India and Britain this past spring and fueled case spikes in the United States this summer, is now responsible for over […]
Continue Reading$1M Lawsuit After Daughter’s Hair Cut By Teacher
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination, says 7-year-old girl’s constitutional rights were violated The father of a seven-year-old Michigan girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without her parents’ permission has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school district, a librarian and a teacher’s assistant. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Grand […]
Continue ReadingDelta Variant Challenges China’s Lockdown Strategy
The Delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings to Chinese leaders that a less disruptive approach is needed to try to keep the coronavirus out of the country. As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the U.S., Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is […]
Continue ReadingVaccine Form and Information for Mainland China
China is currently offering all schools and training centers the option of getting vaccinated. It is completely optional if teachers (currently in China) or staff is interested in getting the Chinese made vaccine. The options are as follows: One / Single dose vaccine shot. Two doses of the vaccine shot. Please consult with the school […]
Continue ReadingChina Eases Visa Rules for Foreigners Who Get Chinese Vaccines
Foreigners receiving China-made doses face less visa paperwork Rule comes as China promotes vaccines amid western competition China has simplified the visa policy for foreigners applying to enter the Chinese mainland via Hong Kong who have received China-produced COVID-19 vaccines, which experts said shows the authorities’ confidence in the efficacy and safety of the vaccines […]
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