Moderna's closely watched early-stage human trial for a coronavirus vaccine produced Covid-19 antibodies in all 45 participants, the biotech company announced Monday, sending the company's shares surging 30% in premarket trading.Each participant received a 25, 100 or 250 microgram dose, with 15 people in each dose group. Participants received two doses of the potential vaccine via…
coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, bringing the statewide death toll to 5,797 since the pandemic began.Health officials also confirmed 1,077 new cases of the virus, for a total of now 86,010 across Massachusetts.There have now been 460,826 coronavirus tests carried out by state and commercial labs, the data shows. Roughly 3% of those who are currently…
Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the country.The 57-year-old hospital worked died on Saturday and had underlying diabetes and high blood pressure before he was infected, an official from the anti-coronavirus task team said."It is with great sadness…
Chinese have not opened any police stations in the country, but they have set up 14 Community and Police Cooperation Centres to work with South African police. A picture accompanying the Facebook post shows police officials from China attending the opening of the 14th centre in Port Elizabeth. The post - from 30 October 2018…
Three upstate regions have met the conditions required to start reopening on Friday. New York City will likely stay shut down for several weeks.Right NowMayor de Blasio announced 12 new virus-testing sites across the city. The effort could double the public hospital system’s current testing capacity. Cases and deaths in New York State March April…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…