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Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalization during Omicron wave – study
December 14, 2021
Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalization during Omicron wave – study
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalization in…
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
December 14, 2021
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy…
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
December 14, 2021
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a…
In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved
December 14, 2021
In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved
WINGO, Ky. (AP) — She arrived at the shelter sobbing. Her house was gone, along with everything in it. On…
New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year
December 14, 2021
New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government said Tuesday it plans to start making mRNA vaccines at home with a new…
First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom
December 13, 2021
First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus…
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
December 13, 2021
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Long after he was killed, Myrtle Green-Burton wouldn’t let anyone wear her 17-year-old son’s high school…
Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases
December 13, 2021
Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron…
North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule
December 13, 2021
North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Too young. Too weak. Too inexperienced. Since taking power following his father’s sudden death 10…
Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared
December 13, 2021
Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Night-shift workers were in the middle of the holiday rush, cranking out candles at Mayfield Consumer…