Global land-use changes—including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production—are creating “hot spots” favorable for bats that carry coronaviruses
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Global vaccine campaign gains pace as Brazil approves jabs
The global COVID-19 vaccination drive gained pace Sunday as Brazil gave its first injections and India pushed on with its
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Survey finds global mistrust could weigh on vaccine rollout
Waning trust in governments and all types of media is threatening to limit the rollout of coronavirus vaccines around the
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Experts agree on new global definition of ‘fermented foods’
Humans have consumed different types of fermented foods—from kimchi to yogurt—for thousands of years. Yet only recently, with the availability
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New York fights virus resurgence as global daily deaths top 10,000
New York battled to fend off a second wave of coronavirus infections with new restrictions on bars and restaurants Friday,
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Global study identifies common vulnerabilities across SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS coronaviruses
There are common vulnerabilities among three lethal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, such as frequently hijacked cellular pathways, that could
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Global COVID-19 registry finds strokes associated with COVID-19 are more severe, have higher mortality
Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher
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Global report gives Australia an A for coronavirus response but a D on climate
The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the
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Moscow under lockdown as global virus cases top 700,000
Russia’s capital became the latest world city to impose a coronavirus lockdown on Monday as declared cases globally topped 700,000
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What will it take to develop a vaccine for COVID-19? Global health expert explains
This week, the National Institutes of Health announced that Kaiser Permanente has begun the first clinical trial of a COVID-19
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