Health

Can surgical masks be reused?

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Health authorities say the most widespread anti-Covid weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown…

In new breakthrough, Moderna’s Covid vaccine nearly 95% effective

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its…

Sanofi says its vaccine won’t need supercooling

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Sanofi won't need to be super-cooled and a normal…

Frontrunners emerge in race for Covid-19 vaccine

PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and…

Covid-19 vaccine ‘best science news’ of 2020

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly…

Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: the logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccines

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States could be the first country…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

US grants emergency approval to Lilly Covid-19 antibodies

  WASHINGTON, United (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted emergency approval to a synthetic antibody…

Canada reports rare strain of swine flu found in a human

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian health authorities on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a human infected with…

Vaccine trials ‘can’t detect’ virus risk reduction: expert

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- None of the trials of Covid-19 candidate vaccines can detect a reduction in…

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