Two of India’s top vaccine manufacturers making AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson shots have warned that the world’s vaccine production is being threatened by America’s pandemic export controls. Mahima Datla, chief executive of pharmaceutical company Biological E, said US suppliers claim they may not be able to fulfil orders to global clients because of Washington’s use of...
President Joe Biden appeared to be at odds with his top scientist in the pandemic fight, Dr. Anthony Fauci, about whether former president Donald Trump should urge his supporters to get vaccinated, given a poll that shows they are the Americans most likely not to get the shots. "Should President Trump help promote the vaccine...
The EU's largest countries joined a stream of states halting their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs on Monday over blood clot fears, as the World Health Organization and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted it was safe to use. Both organizations will hold special meetings this week after a host of countries said they would stop using the...
Clue, an early pioneer in the femtech category with a well-regarded period-tracking app that’s used by around 13 million people, is getting ready to launch a digital contraceptive which will offer users a statistical prediction of ovulation as a birth control tool. A US launch of Clue Birth Control is slated for “this year.” The team won’t be...
Most countries around the world, including India, issue a set of dietary guidelines from time to time to help citizens follow a healthy lifestyle. Over the past few decades, these dietary guidelines have evolved in line with the emerging scientific evidence with an aim to make people healthier while not compromising nature’s ability to...
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance Monday. Those who are fully vaccinated can also visit with unvaccinated people from one other household indoors without masks or distancing so long as the...
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans. The Republican governor has faced sharp criticism from his party over the mandate, which was imposed eight months ago, and other COVID-19...
By Akshat Jain, MD MPH It has been over a year since the reality of human existence around the world was changed en masse. The viral pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, everywhere! COVID 19 has challenged scientists and health care professionals in unique ways, which no health system or scientific laboratory on this...
From Washington state to Florida, from California to Massachusetts, facilities are opening up to help the growing number of Americans who suffer from Covid-19 symptoms many months after their diagnosis. Just a little more than a year into the pandemic, it's not clear how many Covid-19 patients go on to develop what's called long-term Covid or...
