Covid-19: India red list add ‘may be too late’, Prof Mark Walport says
[unable to retrieve full-text content]There are “good reasons” for keeping the new variant out of the UK, scientist Prof Mark Walport says. BBC News – Health
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Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN says
The UN official, Mark Lowcock, said the humanitarian crisis in Tigray had deteriorated over the past month with challenges to aid access and people dying of hunger. He said the world body had not seen any proof that soldiers from neighboring Eritrea – accused of massacres and killings in Tigray – have withdrawn. “To be… Read More »
‘Read more books’ says leading purpose and performance coach Mark Whittle – here’s why reading is so important for our wellbeing
Reading is one of our greatest skills says Purpose and Performance Coach, Mark Whittle. Join us every week for productivity hacks, lifestyle changes and tools to help you through the rest of lockdown Reading is a privilege. To be able to read, is a privilege. The first written communication dates back to 3,500BC and those who could read, would hold… Read More »
Covid vaccine skepticism will prevent U.S. from reaching normalcy, ICU doctor says
A new poll found that 49% of Republican men said they won’t get vaccinated for Covid-19 and Dr. Vin Gupta said that “will determine the trajectory of this pandemic” to the detriment of all Americans. “All forecasts right now say that we’re going to be past the worst of this with normalcy by say end… Read More »
Bill Gates Says He Will Force You to Eat Fake Meat
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest charitable foundation in the world,1 has an agricultural agenda that supports agrochemicals, patented seeds, fake meat and corporate control — interests that undermine regenerative, sustainable, small-scale farming. One of the key players in this agenda is the widespread adoption of synthetic meat. Imitation meat company Impossible Foods… Read More »
Most Americans probably won’t be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says
“Those who are vaccine hesitant have had their hesitancy enhanced by a variety of things that are happening right now, particularly the unfortunate mix of science and politics,” Collins said at an event hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than… Read More »
Hong Kong biotech firm says its 30-minute coronavirus tests are ‘comparable’ to the ‘gold standard’
SINGAPORE — Fast and accurate coronavirus tests have become a reality, according to genetic testing firm Prenetics. The Hong Kong-based company last week told CNBC that the accuracy of its rapid coronavirus tests is comparable to the “gold standard” of PCR testing. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have been widely used to detect coronavirus infections… Read More »
No need to panic about COVID-19 trial halts, FDA chief says. They show the system is working
Headlines about COVID-19 vaccine and drug trial pauses may ring alarm bells for millions of people watching their progress, but FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., has another point of view. The breaks in the action actually show the development process is working as intended, Hahn told Bloomberg. “The system was designed to identify safety issues,” he… Read More »