Health

GAVI signs vaccine deal for developing world The vaccines alliance GAVI says it has agreed to a deal with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the world’s biggest vaccine producer, India’s Serum Institute, to speed up the manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to developing countries in 2021.The collaboration will give upfront capital to the Serum Institute so that once any effective Covid-19 vaccine is licensed, the company can mass-produce the shots at...

Shawna Williams :As colleges prepare to open-or not open-their campuses to students for the upcoming school year, scientists have come up with a scenario they say could limit the spread of the coronavirus. Testing every student every two days and quickly isolating those with positive results should avoid widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections on college campuses, whereas only testing students with symptoms would not, according to a modeling study published Friday (July 31) in JAMA Network Open.The researchers used an initial scenario...

Tim Newman :In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is a perfect storm for poor mental health. It has created fear, social isolation, physical distance, financial concerns, and more. It is no surprise this period of our lives has impacted mental health on a global scale.A new study takes another look at mental health during a pandemic.All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date. Visit our coronavirus...

India reports biggest daily number of deaths India has recorded the biggest single-day fatalities of 904 in the past 24 hours as fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 56,282 cases to reach nearly two million.The Health Ministry said the total fatalities touched 40,699. India has recorded 20,000 deaths in the past 30 days.The ministry also said the recovery rate has improved to 67 percent from 63 percent over the last 14 days. Nearly 600,000 patients are still undergoing treatment. The...

Keep diseases at bay during monsoon1. Build ImmunityWith the high susceptibility of infections spreading and communicable diseases becoming increasingly common, boosting immunity is key to good health. The immune system carries out much of the body’s repair and restorative functions and also helps battle germs and infections. Nutritionist and Macrobiotic Health Coach Shilpa Arora suggests, “Keep gut bacteria healthy by eating fermented veggies or Kombucha or idlis and dosas.” Herbal home-brewed teas and immunity-building soups are a good idea, according...

German-Chinese coronavirus vaccine trial begins Clinical trials on humans have begun in China for a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by German pharmaceutical group BioNTech with Chinese company Fosun Pharma, the companies said.Seventy-two participants have already received their first dose following approval for the phase 1 trial from Chinese regulatory authorities, BioNTech and Fosun Pharma said in a statement.The vaccine candidate, known as BNT162b1, is one of four based on BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA technology.Another, BNT162b2, is being evaluated in a global...

Coronavirus cases spike in Netherlands New confirmed coronavirus cases nearly doubled in the Netherlands over the past week to 2,588, health authorities said, continuing a steady surge continuing since lockdown measures were eased at the start of July.The new cases registered in the week through August 4 were up 95 percent from 1,329 in the week through July 28, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said in its weekly report. Indonesia reports 1,922 new coronavirus cases, 86...