People who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine may be hesitant to complete their vaccine regimen Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. researchers are conducting a clinical trial designed to help understand rare but potentially serious systemic allergic reactions to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, the U.S. National …
Read More »Fauci optimistic Omicron cases to peak in February
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Anthony Fauci, top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Sunday he is confident that most states in the country will reach a peak of Omicron infection cases by mid-February. “You never want to be overconfident when you’re dealing with this virus,” Fauci said in an interview with …
Read More »U.S. to restrict travel from southern Africa amid emergence of new COVID variant
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the United States will impose travel restrictions on eight African countries as a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected on the continent. Per advice from his chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, Biden said that starting Monday, his …
Read More »U.S. in wrong direction on anti-virus fight, warns Fauci
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States is heading “in the wrong direction” as the country scrambles to fight a new surge of COVID-19 cases because of the Delta variant and a large number of unvaccinated people, Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor, has warned. “We are going in …
Read More »Biden unveils national strategy to fight raging COVID-19 pandemic
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his national strategy for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic as the country endures record levels of infections and deaths. “Our national strategy is comprehensive, it’s based on science, not politics. It’s based on truth, not denial, and it’s …
Read More »Fauci accepts Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Fauci, a top U.S. infectious disease expert, said on Friday that he has accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser. “Oh, absolutely. I said yes right on the spot,” Fauci told NBC’s “Today” in an interview. The confirmation came …
Read More »COVID-19: American company Moderna say their vaccine is 95 percent effective
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The search for a COVID-19 vaccine might be coming to an end with news that Moderna’s vaccine shows to be 95 percent effective in protecting one against COVID-19. According to data released by the biotechnology firm today, phase three clinical trials that were carried out …
Read More »Trump calls 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths “a shame”
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the U.S. hitting 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 “a shame,” alleging that things could have been worse. “I think it’s a shame,” Trump told reporters at the White House, while seeking to defend his administration’s response to the pandemic. …
Read More »Herd immunity strategy against COVID-19 could kill 2 million Americans, expert says
Washington, US | XINHUA | About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, a U.S. medical expert said on Monday. “If we’re waiting until 60 percent to 80 percent of people have it, we’re talking about 200 …
Read More »Fauci “cautiously optimistic” about safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine in late fall, early winter
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he is “cautiously optimistic” that the United States would have a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine this late fall or early winter. “We hope that by the time we get into late fall and early …
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