Tag: COVID-19


WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots; Los Angeles considering proof-of-vaccine requirements


The director-general of the World Health Organization called for a moratorium on coronavirus vaccine booster shots to allow vaccine access to countries struggling to obtain jabs as the global total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million Wednesday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/08/04/covid-mask-mandates-delta-variant-vaccine-cdc-who/5477581001/


Desperate for work, these immigrants collect the bodies of Covid-19 victims in Peru


Death, Death, here it comes,” Néstor Vargas and Luis José Cerpa sang with the radio through their face masks, as they barreled down the road in their van.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/20/americas/peru-venezuela-covid-19-bodies-intl/index.html


FDA reportedly will approve Covid-19 treatment remdesivir, which US-funded trial shows has ‘positive effect’ on recovery


The US Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved any drugs for the treatment of the coronavirus. But it plans to announce an emergency-use authorization for remdesivir, according to The New York Times. The authorization could come as soon as Wednesdafy, The Times reported, citing a senior administration official.