Flu epidemic
Why is the Delta variant spreading so quickly?
The Delta variant replicates rapidly in cells, infected people have a short incubation period, the virus is concentrated in the upper respiratory tract so it is easily s…
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'Error' discovered in Moderna, Pfizer Covid vaccines: What does science say?
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How does Covid-19 affect human life expectancy?
The pandemic has dramatically reshaped human life expectancy, with a more severe reduction than previous studies suggested.
Flu epidemic
Found the reason why AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots
Scientists have a new explanation for why adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines — like those from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson — carry a risk of serious blood clots.
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Ministry of Health: People vaccinated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine 'should not panic'
The Ministry of Health said that side effects of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (if any) only occur within 28 days after use, and people who have been vaccinated shoul…
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New study finds more evidence Covid-19 originated in market in China
A newly published study has provided further evidence that Covid-19 originated from the Huanan market in China.
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Experiment shows Covid virus can shrink tumors of 4 types of late-stage cancer
Based on that effect, scientists could design a safe treatment using benign viruses or a vaccine using the RNA of the COVID virus itself.
History
5 years ago today, an event changed the entire world.
None of us can say we are unaffected, in one way or another.
Space science
Is the moon also affected by the Covid-19 epidemic?
According to scientists, when the Covid-19 pandemic raged on Earth in early 2020, the Moon suddenly became significantly colder.
Health
Detection of a new autoimmune syndrome related to COVID-19 causing deadly lung disease
A spike in cases of a rare autoimmune disease during the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK has led to the discovery of a new syndrome.
Life
AstraZeneca announced the reason for recalling COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca said it has begun recalling COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to 'a surplus of updated vaccines available' since the pandemic.
Life
More suspicion of Covid-19 virus leaking from the laboratory
New research from the University of New South Wales, Australia concludes that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a laboratory, once again raising controversy about the o…
Science Events
Research on mRNA vaccine to prevent Covid wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Biomedicine
Research on mRNA vaccines to prevent Covid-19 by scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Biomedicine.
Medicine - Health
Lassa fever - The deadly disease in Nigeria is scarier than Covid-19
At the time he heard that he was infected with Lassa virus, Mr. Victory Ovuoreoyen thought it was the end of his life.