COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update (11 May 2022) – World – ReliefWeb

Saint-Herblain (France), May16, 2022 – ValnevaSE, a specialty vaccine company, today announced that it has received a notice from the European Commission (“EC”) of intent to terminate the advance purchase agreement (“APA”) for Valneva’s inactivated whole-virus COVID-19 vaccine candidate VLA2001. The APA provides the EC with a right to terminate...

Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we all knew it. People all over the world were suddenly struck by isolation, frustration and fear. In 2020, we all hoped that stay-at-home orders, the widespread utilization of masks, and the desperate call for vaccine development would be the solutions...

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks and contributed to a sharp slowdown in China's economic activity.In the clearest timetable yet,...

The U.S. surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths last week.May 16, 2022, 4:01 AM• 5 min readIn the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would have likely claimed more than 100,000 additional lives...

After two years, the state's largest horse racetrack, Emerald Downs, welcomed fans back on Sunday afternoon with no COVID-19 restrictions. AUBURN, Wash. — After two years, the state's largest horse racetrack, Emerald Downs, welcomed fans back on Sunday afternoon with no COVID-19 restrictions. There are two things you can bet...

Russell CothrenAndy Brownback The British Academy recently published 10 in-depth transatlantic reports under the collective title COVID-19 Recovery: Building Future Pandemic Preparedness and Understanding Citizen Engagement in the USA and UK. One of these 10 reports, "Securing the Goalposts on Vaccine Hesitancy," was co-authored by Andy Brownback, an associate professor...