Sweden Sees No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus
There is little evidence herd immunity is helping Sweden combat the coronavirus, according to the country's top epidemiologist. “The issue of herd immunity is difficult,” Anders Tegnell said at a briefing in Stockholm on Tuesday. “We see no signs of immunity in the population that are slowing down the infection right now.” Swedes More...
CDC Head: Coronavirus Vaccine Coming by ‘End of the Second Week of December’
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday a vaccine for the coronavirus will be out “by the end of the second week of December.” Redfield, speaking More...
CDC Advisory Commitee: Healthcare Workers Should Receive First COVID-19 Vax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee (ACIP) says the first 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses should go to healthcare workers. AICP is working to decide how the vaccine should More...
Scientists Discover Strange Radio Signal Coming from Our Galaxy
Scientists have determined mysterious radio signal bursts that have been detected in space have been observed within the Milky Way for the first time, the Independent reports. Astronomers who previously observed More...
NASA ‘Hard-Pressed to Land Astronauts on the Moon’ by 2024
NASA anticipates having great difficulty in fulfilling the Trump administration’s vow to return astronauts to the moon by 2024, citing concerns over funding, as well as the scale and schedule. The agency’s More...
Oxford Scientist ‘Optimistic’ Virus Vaccine Could Be Ready in UK By Year’s End
A researcher involved in Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine trials is hopeful the results of vaccine trials could be ready in the U.K. by the end of the year, CNN reports. “The first step is to reach More...
NIH’s Collins: Masks Are ‘Lifesaving Medical Instrument’
Director of the National Institutes of Health Francis Collins is urging Americans to wear masks and continue to take coronavirus mitigation measures seriously for at least a “few more months.” During a Monday More...
Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Quick Immune Response
Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in people who had recovered from the disease, preliminary trial More...
China Plans to ‘Optimize Its Birth Policy’ With Emphasis on Eugenics
China's recently released proposal for the country's policies for the next five years would place an emphasis on eugenics when it comes to birth, according to an expert on China. “I am actually very worried,” More...
Rare Photos of Space Exploration’s “Golden Age” up for Auction
A rare photograph of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon is among thousands of space photographs in a collection up for auction at Christie's. The more than 2,400 photographs document “the More...
