The Los Angeles Public Health Department has recently declared that the nee variant of COVID19 called B.1.1.7, which has been identified in the UK for the first time, has been spreading across the region. Now the California Department of Public Health has found another lesser-known strain of the virus, which has been circulating in Los […]

A report has found that more people in California are losing their lives due to the pandemic than ever. The state has been facing around 525 deaths every day. The officials of the state have said that statistics will keep shooting up in the future. They have said that they are providing refrigerated trailers to […]

The Department of Health in Israel has reported four confirmed cases of the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has been found in South Africa. This is the first time, the highly infectious South African variant of the virus has been found in the country. The Health Ministry has said that these four cases […]

A new study from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown that people who have recovered from COVID19 infection might not have 90 days of immunity against the virus. The study has focused on nearly 156 health care workers in the United States, who have been diagnosed with COVID19. All participants […]

The officials have revealed that the Israel government has vaccinated at least half of its people who have been at a higher risk of COVID19 and around 10 percent of the general population in just two weeks. The officials have accelerated the COVID19 vaccination drive in the country after an initial glitch has resulted in […]

The new strain of COVID19 has surfaced in the UK for the first time; slowly it is taking a toll on the whole world now. More recently, the new variant has been found in California, Colorado, and Florida as well. Looking at the gravity of the situation, the US government has put hospitals on high […]

Infectious Disease expert, Anthony Fauci has claimed that the US has decided not to follow the footsteps of the UK and delay the second dose of the COVID19 vaccine, which has been developed by US-based firm Pfizer and German company BioNtech. He has said that the US government will adhere to Pfizer and BioNtech guidelines […]

Since the vaccination program for COVID19 has started in the US, only 2.6 million people have been inoculated so far. It seems that the US will not be able to reach its target of vaccinating 20 million people this month as the vaccination drive is going into its last days of December. As per the […]

The new strain of the COVID19, which has originated from the UK, has arrived in San Diego County in the US. With the emergence of the new variant, California has become the second state, which has detected the new strain of COVID19. Experts have said that the new strain might be more contagious than the […]

The deadly coronavirus will stay with humans at least for the next 10 years. According to BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin, the infection will continue to wreak havoc on humankind for a decade. Sahin said that he sees no immediate relief from the virus and life will not return to normal in the near future even […]

Experts have defined Chromothripsis as chromosome shattering. They have said that chromosomes, which go through Chromothripsis, are first separated into many pieces and then are sewn back together in random order by DNA repair process most probably non-homologous end-joining. In the new study, scientists from the University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine and […]

Healthcare workers and government officials in the US are being inoculated with the COVID19 vaccine at present. Many people are frantically waiting for their turn. As per the data, general people will start getting the vaccine shots somewhere in April or May next year. It might look like a long time for many people, however, […]

A few members of Congress from the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the US have raised their concerns over the federal government’s vaccine distribution plan. As per the vaccine rollout plan in the US, some of the politicians have been given a priority to receive the COVID19 vaccine. The US government has said […]

California hospitals are going through a hard time in arranging beds for COVID19 patients. The officials fear that surging cases of COVID19 will drain out resources in the hospitals and staff. Around 17400 patients have been hospitalized with coronavirus infection in the state recently. The number of hospitalization has increased by twofold as compared to […]

Health experts have come up with a solution for sufficient vaccine supply for all the communities in the US. They have said that extra doses in vials might increase the US supply of the Pfizer vaccine. Pharmacists have found a way to clutch extra doses out of vials of Pfizer vaccine; it might increase the […]

There has been a steep fall in global carbon emissions in 2020. A new study said that the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic caused a record drop in CO2 emissions worldwide. It said that CO2 emissions declined by 2.4 billion tonnes this year. Several countries imposed strict lockdowns for months to break the chain […]

Experts from the Advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have voted in favor of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID19 vaccine. They have recommended the agency to grant emergency use authorization (EUA) to the vaccine. Now, Pfizer (PFE) and BioNtech (BNTX) vaccine has come one step closer to be given to health workers and […]

Health experts start worrying that the existing flu vaccine might not be effective in circulating strain of the flu virus when the season is around the corner each year. However, an early-stage trial has shown a new experiment might be able to solve this issue. The study has found that a universal flu vaccine might […]

There has been promising news on the COVID19 vaccine front; however, the world is still struggling to have an effective treatment for the disease. Scientists have been coming up with various theories to treat the COVID19, which has taken over the world. Joining the bandwagon, a recent study has found that chemical compounds found in […]

A new study has found that Medicare recipients with dementia are more likely to miss bill payments as early as six years before the diagnosis of the disease. This study has been done by experts from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The study as well […]