The US government gave Merck some $29 million towards the development of molnupiravir, a drug that the company says “reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by approximately 50%” in clinical trials on Covid-19 patients. Despite this generous funding, Merck will still charge the federal government an estimated $712 for …
Read More »Over 50 million people suffered from major depressive disorder in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, new global study estimates
While “mental disorders were leading causes of the global health-related burden” even before the pandemic, the spread of the dreaded virus and subsequent restrictive measures to fight the disease have considerably added to the load, a study published in the Lancet medical journal on Friday suggests. An extra 53.2 million …
Read More »Iceland stops use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for all ages over heart inflammation concerns
The announcement was made by Icelandic health authorities on Friday. Officials stated that Iceland has been administering Moderna’s Spikevax shot over the last two months as a booster for those already inoculated with either two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or one shot of Johnson & Johnson’s jab. …
Read More »Biden vowed to ‘follow the science’ but Covid-19 boosters seem to be driven by politics – reports
Early on Wednesday, Politico reported that several doctors and scientists – including some who advised President Joe Biden during the transition and since – objected to the booster plan on a September 27 phone call that involved Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, among others. Fauci reportedly argued that …
Read More »New York ethics panel to investigate OWN approval for ex-Governor Cuomo’s $5.1mn Covid-19 leadership book deal
The state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) said it will conduct an additional inquiry into how a $5.1 million contract for Cuomo’s 2020 memoir was authorized last year – perhaps ironically, by the very same ethics panel – the body’s newly hired chair Jose Nieves said on Tuesday, per …
Read More »Wales lawmakers ignore Zoom glitch to force vote on Covid-19 pass mandate, steamroll united opposition
The Senedd in Cardiff is currently operating on a hybrid model, with half the lawmakers physically present and the others joining virtually. On Tuesday, the ruling Labour held a vote on the Covid-19 pass proposed by First Minister Mark Drakeford, and prevailed despite the united opposition of Conservatives, Liberal Democrats …
Read More »Almost 200,000 Covid-19 testing kits recalled, due to ‘manufacturing issue’ that delivered FALSE positives
The Food and Drug Administration issued a notice on Tuesday alerting the public of “the potential for false positive results” with certain lots of Ellume’s Covid-19 Home Test, a rapid antigen kit used to detect the coronavirus using nasal swabs and a smartphone app. “Negative results do not appear to …
Read More »‘Run on Covid money’: Project Veritas VIDEO claims to show Pfizer scientists privately promoting ‘natural immunity’ to virus
In the latest investigative video from Veritas, one scientist identified as Nick Karl says “natural immunity” to the virus is “probably better” than any vaccination. Karl says at one point he believes vaccine mandates are a positive thing, though he admits the goal of cities like New York is to …
Read More »Global trade to recover faster than expected from Covid crisis – WTO
The WTO is now predicting a global merchandise trade volume growth of 10.8% in 2021 (up from 8.0% forecasted in March), followed by a 4.7% rise in 2022. Growth should moderate as merchandise trade approaches its pre-pandemic long-run trend, the report said. According to the WTO, supply-side issues such as …
Read More »New Covid-19 vaccines will be necessary by mid-2022 to combat ‘next generation’ of virus strains, BioNTech CEO says
The German firm’s CEO, Uğur Şahin, told the Financial Times that Covid-19 variants such as the Delta strain were more contagious but could be tackled by booster shots of current vaccines. However, he added that mutations would emerge that could slip past the body’s vaccine-acquired immune defenses. “This year, [a …
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