𝐓 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 CHICAGO (Reuters) - A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a...

𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐞𝐳 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭, 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 Salvage teams managed to free and refloat the Ever Given—the mega-ship that was blocking the Suez Canal—early on Monday, a week after the giant vessel ran aground and blocked one of the world’s most important cargo routes. Citing the maritime...

𝐀𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐞𝐳 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐣𝐚𝐦 At least 20 of the boats delayed due to a stricken container ship in the Suez canal are carrying livestock, according to marine tracking data, raising concerns about the welfare of the animals if the logjam becomes protracted. The 220,000-ton Ever Given is causing the longest closure of the Suez...

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𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝟕𝟔% 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝-𝟏𝟗 AstraZeneca on Wednesday released updated numbers from its large scale U.S. Phase III trials which show its Covid-19 vaccine is 76% effective against symptomatic disease—down from a previously claimed 79% efficacy—a day...

𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid has been dealt another blow within hours of AstraZeneca posting excellent results from its long-awaited big trial in the US. Questions have been raised in the US by the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), which has suggested that...

𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐪 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐨𝐰 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 The relationship between stocks and bond yields couldn't be stronger, with the two joined at the hip for the last several weeks. Overnight, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped 5 bps to 1.68%, prompting the Nasdaq to advance 0.6%, while the Dow and S&P 500 inched down 0.3% and...

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐣𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝟓𝟓𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 France has said only people aged 55 and over should receive the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, and three Scandinavian countries have reserved judgment until next week, a day after Europe’s health regulator declared the shot safe and effective for all age groups...

𝐔𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 The United States plans to send roughly 4m doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries. Mexico will receive 2.5m doses of the vaccine and Canada will receive 1.5m doses, the official said. House approves bill giving...

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Most people who catch Covid-19 are unlikely to get sick from the disease again, but reinfection is more common than previously thought and older people face an especially high risk, according to a study Wednesday...