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Coronavirus
Sinopharm's COVID-19 shot induces weaker antibody responses to Delta -study
Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine elicited weaker antibody responses against the Delta variant, based on the first published study of its effect against the more contagious version.
Vietnam in talks with U.S. for local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Vietnam is in talks with the United States on domestic production of mRNA vaccines, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian nation looks to boost supplies amid its ...
China rejects WHO plan for study of COVID-19 origin
China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have ...
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases; new local cluster in Nanjing
China reported 22 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on July 20 versus 65 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Wednesday.
U.S. slandering China over COVID-19 origin tracing "not new," says Bangladeshi analyst
Travelers with face masks are seen at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, the United States, July 18, 2021. (Xinhua) "This is not new and the U.S. is in the …
China reports 35 new COVID-19 cases on July 23 vs 48 a day earlier
China reported 35 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on July 23, down from 48 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.
We cannot give China veto power over the investigation into Covid-19's origins
It is shocking that more than 18 months after the initial Covid-19 outbreak, there is still no international process in place to fully investigate the origins of the pandemic -- nor is one ...
Dr. Hotez: Why COVID-19’s origins must be investigated
Vaccine developer Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, explains why understanding how SARS-CoV-2 came to be is critical to preventing the next coronavirus pandemic.