The elderly woman on the phone was heartbroken. Her brother, who had Down syndrome, had never lacked a family member at his side in his 60-plus years. But then he became severely ill…
The UK has now vaccinated 20,982,571 people with the first dose and another 963,862 people with the second dose of the Covid vaccine. This is broken down as follows: 17,785,702 in England,…
Among the nations with overweight populations above the 50 percent threshold were also those with some of the largest proportions of coronavirus deaths — including countries such as Britain, Italy and the…
Ramping up production of the latest vaccine to win FDA authorization will provide all American adults access to a COVID-19 vaccine within three months, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. White House coronavirus…
Defying warnings from federal health officials about the need to stay vigilant against the coronavirus, the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi said Tuesday they’re lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates. Their…
Defying warnings from federal health officials about the need to stay vigilant against the coronavirus, the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi said Tuesday they’re lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates. Their…
A record number of U.S. adults – 5.6% – identify as LGBTQ, an increase propelled by a younger generation staking out its presence in the world, a poll released Wednesday shows. The survey by…
Concerns remain about the Brazilian and South African variants but contact tracing, quarantine and other measures appear to be keeping them at bay, he added. Latest figures show that almost 17.6 million…
Vaccine: All adults ‘to receive first dose by July’ says expert There are fears that many restrictions could still be in place over the summer as the Government’s more hardline scientific advisers…