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Merck has claimed on Friday (Oct 1) that the world’s first pill to treat the notorious Covid-19 has been developed. The drug, called “molnupiravir”, will be prescribed as 4 capsules twice-daily (8 pills per day) for five days – if the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) authorizes the drug to patients diagnosed with Covid-19. […]
... written on Oct 01 2021To speed up its vaccination program in preparation for the possibility of a second wave or the spread of variants of Covid-19, China rolled out its first single-dose vaccine in May. Developed by the Chinese military and Tianjin-based biotech company CanSino Biologics, the homegrown Convidecia vaccine was introduced in at least seven provincial-level regions, including […]
... written on Sep 08 2021Earlier last month (August), the U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has recommended that “immunocompromised” people who received the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines should receive a third dose to improve their chances of developing an adequate antibody response. However, normal healthy-people were excluded. Subsequently, in mid-August, the U.S. FDA agreed with the […]
... written on Sep 06 2021After 90 days of investigations carried out by all the U.S. intelligence agencies, there is still no evidence to point finger at China as the exact origin of Covid-19. Newly installed U.S. President Joe Biden issued an order in May to the intelligence community to “redouble efforts” to collect and analyze information, hoping to find […]
... written on Aug 28 2021For the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic began in Australia, the country’s new daily infections have breached above 1,000 cases. Three people, all unvaccinated, have died. It was so bad that Sydney, the country’s largest city and the epicenter of the current outbreak, has scrambled to set up emergency outdoor tents to deal with […]
... written on Aug 26 2021Pfizer-BioNTech said on Monday they have submitted early stage clinical trial data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine booster for 16-year-old and older. They said the third dose showed significantly higher neutralizing antibodies compared to two doses against the initial SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as against Beta and […]
... written on Aug 17 2021In many ways, Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Moderna is very similar to the Pfizer vaccine. Both brands are based on genetic material called mRNA. The vaccine introduces the mRNA to the human body, triggering human cells to produce a “spike proteins”. As a result of these proteins, the human body produces antibodies to guard against […]
... written on Aug 10 2021We have been told that Delta variant is very contagious. Analysts and scientists said the Indian “Delta” variant (known as B.1.617.2) were 40-60% more transmissible than the U.K. “Alpha” version (known as B.1.1.7), which itself is 50% more transmissible than the most common Covid-19 strains. But exactly how contagious is the Covid-19 strain in layman […]
... written on Jul 30 2021Hundreds of Muslims, mostly migrant workers and refugees, had formed a huge crowd outside a “surau” in Taman Pelangi, Juru, Bukit Mertajam, on Tuesday morning (July 20). While there’s nothing wrong with holding Aidiladha prayers, there were two issues with the event. First, they were doing it on a road in the housing area. Second, […]
... written on Jul 22 2021Ahead of the end of lockdown restrictions in England on Monday (July 19), the government of Boris Johnson declared that it had hit its target of offering every adult in the country a Covid-19 vaccine. Popularly known as the Freedom Day, British Prime Minister Johnson has adopted a “big bang approach” in setting the targets […]
... written on Jul 18 2021
