SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected. Officials say four orangutans and five bonobos received COVID-19 injections in January and February. Three bonobos and a gorilla also are expected to receive the vaccine, which is experimental.… Read More »
A detail of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Moderna said Monday it received “positive feedback” from the Food and Drug Administration on its proposal to increase the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses in each of its vials. One vial of Moderna’s two-shot vaccine contains ten doses,… Read More »
In the increasingly hectic and stressful year of 2020, people are seeking calm wherever they can find it — from frolicking through the fields to adopting plants. But now there’s another natural way to restore your cortisol levels: cow-hugging. People in several parts of the world have begun to embrace the alleged wellness trend, which… Read More »
LONDON — Britain has announced that travellers arriving from Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas will have to quarantine for two weeks effective from Saturday, following an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in all three locations. Officials say COVID-19 cases in Belgium have increased fourfold since mid-July, and that in Andorra new cases per week have… Read More »
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * Another five deaths recorded in Victoria on Saturday of people aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, bringing the state’s toll to 61. * Victoria recorded 357 new cases, with 3995 active and 42 people in intensive care. * About one-third of Victoria’s coronavirus deaths – 22 out of 61 –… Read More »