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COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna claims its vaccine appears to work against two new highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus.

Moderna Says Its Vaccine Is Effective Against New COVID Variants

By Victor Tangermann

According to UK experts, the fast spreading B117 variant of the coronavirus may increase the death rate by 30 to 40 percent.

The New Variant of Coronavirus May Be 30-40 Percent Deadlier

By Victor Tangermann

When Biden took office on Wednesday, he and his team quickly learned that the Trump admin. neglected to make a coronavirus vaccine distribution plan.

Biden Admin Shocked to Discover No Vaccine Distribution Plan

By Dan Robitzski

In a letter obtained by Reuters, Amazon offered to help president Joe Biden with the country's efforts to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine.

Amazon Offers to Help White House Distribute COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the list of politicians and public figures who used their coronavirus vaccination to urge others to get vaccinated as well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccinating everyone on Earth still might not be enough to eradicate the coronavirus, which could spread asymptomatically behind the scenes.

Expert: We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth and Not Eliminate the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Public health experts weigh in on how, specifically, President-elect Biden can get the coronavirus vaccine rollout on track.

Here’s How Biden Could Save the Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

By Dan Robitzski

The average life expectancy in the United States dropped more sharply than it has in over 40 decades thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Slashed the US Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are monitoring various species of wildlife to track whether the coronavirus can jump among different kinds of animals.

Scientists Systematically Hunting for COVID-19 in Wild Animals

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that Toxoplasma gondii, the brain parasite infamously spread by pet cats, is linked to a greater risk of brain cancer.

Parasite Spread to Humans by Pet Cats Linked to Brain Cancer

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have managed to program data into the DNA of living bacteria for the first time, allowing the data to be passed on to the next generation.

Scientists Successfully Store Data Inside DNA of Living Bacteria

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in Ohio found two new strains of the coronavirus, both of which seem to be more infectious than the dominant strain.

Two New Coronavirus Strains Emerge in the United States

By Dan Robitzski

Eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reports, the first known case amount such primates in the US.

Eight Gorillas in Zoo Catch Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against New Strains

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA has weighed in on the coronavirus vaccine scheduling debate, telling doctors to stay the course and give patients both injections.

FDA Begs Doctors to Follow Vaccine Instructions

By Dan Robitzski

Several counties in Florida are scheduling coronavirus vaccinations through Eventbrite, raising multiple issues with the system.

Florida Is Doling out Coronavirus Vaccines Over Eventbrite

By Dan Robitzski

As patients in Los Angeles get the coronavirus vaccine, they can also get digital proof of their inoculation that could work like an "immunity passport."

LA Plans to Issue Digital “Passports” With Coronavirus Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

A new nanomaterial biosensor can spot coronavirus antibodies — and track whether the vaccine is working — in ten seconds.

Nanomaterial System Detects Coronavirus Antibodies In Just Seconds

By Dan Robitzski

A Chilean research base on Antarctica reported 36 new infections, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.

Coronavirus Has Officially Hit Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, Biden received the first of two shots that make up the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He was inoculated on camera to boost public trust in the shot.

Joe Biden Gets COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

According to CDC data, US health workers have already administered more than half a million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the first week.

The US Has Already Given a Half Million COVID Shots

By Victor Tangermann

The wealthy are offering up tens of thousands of dollars to jump the line and get their COVID-19 vaccine early, the LA Times reports.

The Rich Are Trying to Skip the Line to Get Vaccinated

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in the U.S., beating the daily death tolls for cancer and heart disease combined.

Daily Coronavirus Deaths Top Heart Disease and Cancer Combined

By Dan Robitzski

Once the FDA approved a coronavirus vaccine, almost-certainly-fake listings for vaccines on the black market vastly increased in number.

FDA Vaccine Approval Created a Spike in Black Market Listings

By Dan Robitzski

Ian McKellen says he feels "euphoric" after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and he urges everyone who can to get vaccinated as well.

Ian McKellen Says He Feels “Euphoric” After Taking COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.

Strip Clubs Are Offering “Drive-Thru” Experiences During Pandemic

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just granted emergency approval to the first over-the-counter coronavirus test, making tests vastly more accessible in the U.S.

FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Coronavirus Test

By Dan Robitzski

The virst COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed in the U.S. Now, Fauci says he's afraid too many people won't want to get it.

Fauci Says That His Greatest Fear Is Anti-Vaxxers

By Dan Robitzski

AstraZeneca didn't tell the FDA it halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer got sick. The ommission could hurt the company's credibility.

AstraZeneca Keeps Bungling Stuff About Its Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Back in July, the White House turned down an offer to buy hundreds of millions of extra doses of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID-19.

Trump Turned Down Opportunity to Buy 500M Doses of COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

More and more people were binge drinking more often in mid-April than they were in mid-March, thanks specifically to the pandemic.

Binge Drinking Got Way Worse During the Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

The federal government says it can dole out 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine — enough for 20 million people — this month. Experts say probably not.

Experts Say Trump Promise For 20M December Vaccinations is Unrealistic

By Dan Robitzski

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public to bolster confidence that it's safe.

Obama, Clinton, and Bush Say They’ll All Take COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

INTERPOL warns that organized crime groups will likely try to hoard COVID-19 vaccines or sell their own fraudulent versions.

INTERPOL: COVID Vaccine Will Be “Liquid Gold” to Organized Crime

By Dan Robitzski

The UK has officially licensed the COVID-19 vaccine developed by multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.

UK Becomes First Western Country to Approve COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A volunteer in the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine trial alleges that he suffered severe neurological side effects, a claim that the researchers deny.

Woman Claims Husband Got Neurological Damage From COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Moderna plans to submit its COVID-19 vaccine to the FDA on Monday. The company's CMO says the data is so good he was moved to tears.

Pharma Exec Cried When He Saw COVID-19 Vaccine Results

By Dan Robitzski

Operation Warp Speed officials just announced that the first coronavirus vaccines would be distributed based on state population rather than need.

Here’s How the First Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Distributed

By Dan Robitzski

A new CDC report confirms what ought to be common knowledge: widespread mask-wearing helps slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

New Research: Yes, Mask Mandates Help Fight COVID-19 Spread

By Dan Robitzski

Greenhouse gas emissions dipped during the coronavirus pandemic, but not enough to have a serious or lasting effect on global climate change.

UN: Despite the Pandemic, Greenhouse Gases Are at an All-Time High

By Dan Robitzski

UK's Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced their COVID-19 vaccine is up to 90 percent effective according to preliminary study results.

Third Major COVID Vaccine Turns Out to Be Super Effective

By Victor Tangermann

Instead of sitting on Santa's lap this year, families can chat online with an AI Santa or stand behind a giant plexiglass barrier.

Here’s How Kids Are Meeting Santa in the Age of the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Pfizer just announced its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective with no serious side effects — even more effective than previously thought.

New Results: First COVID Vaccine Even Better Than Scientists Thought

By Victor Tangermann

Biopharmaceutical Moderna has announced its COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be 94.5 percent effective according to preliminary results.

Second COVID Vaccine Even More Effective, Trial Results Say

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a counterintuitive approach to distributing limited COVID-19 vaccines: Inoculate the superspreaders who'd otherwise keep infecting others.

Scientists: We Should Vaccinate Social Butterflies Before the Vulnerable

By Dan Robitzski

We just got our first look at an upcoming movie called "Songbird," produced by the one and only Michael Bay — and it's a doozy.

In a New Movie, COVID Mutates and America Is Still Locked Down in 2024

By Victor Tangermann

A series of visualizations show how the dangers of indoor COVID-19 transmission can be mitigated but not eliminated with masks and ventilation.

Visualization Shows Likelihood of COVID-19 Spread in Bars, Homes, Classrooms

By Dan Robitzski

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

By Victor Tangermann

New research concludes that if if 95 percent of Americans would wear a mask, we could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.

If Most Americans Wore a Mask, It’d Save 130,000 Lives

By Victor Tangermann

UK researchers are preparing for a controversial experiment involving injecting healthy human test subjects with the coronavirus.

Researchers Are Starting to Infect People With COVID on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

While a popular politically-motivated document calls for the U.S. to focus on herd immunity against COVID-19, but doctors agree that it would be disastrous.

Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

By Dan Robitzski

A woman died after catching the coronavirus, even though she had recovered from COVID-19 months prior. It's the first confirmed death linked to reinfection.

Woman Dies After Catching COVID-19 a Second Time

By Dan Robitzski

A coronavirus patient caught the disease on two separate occasions, and the second time around was even more severe than the first.

Reinfected Patient’s Second Case of COVID-19 Was Even More Severe

By Dan Robitzski

As a temporary boost in the fight against COVID-19, a team of U.K. scientists are experimenting with a tuberculosis vaccine from 1921.

Scientists Are Testing a 99-Year-Old Tuberculosis Vaccine on COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors studying the cadavers of people who died from COVID-19 identified traces of the coronavirus in half of their brains.

Doctors Find Coronavirus in Brains of Cadavers

By Dan Robitzski

Pharamceutical companies have different definitions of success for their COVID-19 vaccines, making it hard to tell if the first vaccine will be the best.

Pharma Companies Never Agreed What Makes a “Successful” COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

By Dan Robitzski

CNBC reports that side effects of several COVID vaccines can include high fever, exhaustion, and headaches. They mostly don't last for more than a day.

COVID Vaccines Can Have Some Nasty Side Effects — But Only For a Day

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists just announced the discovery of two organisms that eats viruses — the first credible finding of that type of creature.

Scientists Discover Organisms That Eat Viruses

By Jon Christian

The World Health Organization and other groups are coordinating a global effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. refused to help.

US, Russia, China Opt Out of Global Plan to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

When Congress allocated $1 billion to the Pentagon to shore up medical supplies, it instead funneled the money to military contractors.

The US Military Used Emergency Coronavirus Money to Buy Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of scientists has a blunt request: please stop injecting yourselves with homebrewed COVID vaccines.

Professors: We Are Begging You to Stop Injecting Yourselves With Homebrewed COVID Vaccines

By Jon Christian

Thousands of people in northwest China have caught a bacterial disease after a leak caused an outbreak at a biopharmaceutical last year, CNN reports.

Thousands Infected by Bacteria After Leak at Chinese Pharmaceutical Factory

By Victor Tangermann

Numerous experts are saying that a scientific paper claiming COVID is a bioweapon made elementary errors and relies on a shaky interpretation of evidence.

Scientists Slam Dubious Research Claiming COVID Is a Bioweapon

By Jon Christian

In a new interview, Gates says he's still optimistic that a vaccine is on the way. But it's unlikely, he said, that there'll be one by the end of the year.

Bill Gates: Sorry, But It’s Unlikely There’ll Be a Vaccine This Year

By Jon Christian