Covid-19 origin debate ‘squashed’, ex-CDC chief Dr Robert Redfield claims
“And the idea of saying that he was not wanted there because he had a different opinion … there were several people on the call who had the opinion that…
COVID-era grads skip college over debt risks, jobs
Many Americans who graduated during the pandemic are skipping college. Many have have turned instead to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree. Others feel locked out, deterred…
Hearing on Covid’s Origins Promises Politics Mixed With Substance
In advance of a hearing on Wednesday expected to focus on the lab leak theory, House Republicans took aim at Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, whom they have long vowed to…
How Tennis and Djokovic Are Pushing Against the U.S. Covid Vaccine Rule
Djokovic, the world No. 1, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19, has lobbied the Biden administration for an exemption so he can play at Indian Wells and the Miami Open. So…
Long Covid Patients More Likely to Have Gastrointestinal Problems, Study Finds
The study, which examined patients infected early in the pandemic, found they were significantly more likely than people who didn’t get Covid to experience lingering reflux, constipation and other issues.
Toxic debate over lab leak theory hampers search for Covid origins
The intelligence assessments are based, of course, on classified information. The different agencies are part of what’s known in the US as the “intelligence community”, with each one drawing on…
Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds
Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.
China should be honest on Covid origin, says US envoy
Beijing hits back that the outbreak’s origin is “about science and should not be politicised”.
China Moves to Erase the Vestiges of ‘Zero Covid’ to Deter Dissent
This is how China’s ruling Communist Party wants people to remember how it handled the Covid-19 pandemic: It was a “miracle in human history.” Every measure the government imposed was…
Kizzmekia Corbett Unlocked the Science of the Covid Vaccine
Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19.