[ad_1] A coronavirus linked to SARS-CoV-2 was found in Shamel’s horseshoe bats captured in Cambodia in 2010.Credit: Merlin D. Tuttle / SPL Two laboratory freezers in Asia gave rise to surprising discoveries. The researchers said Nature they found a coronavirus closely linked to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the pandemic, in horseshoe bats stored in … Read more
[ad_1] FILE – On this Monday, November 9, 2020, archive photo, a sign with the Pfizer logo stands outside the Pfizer Canada headquarters in Montreal. Pfizer announced on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, further results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest injections are 95% effective one month after the first dose. (Ryan Remiorz / … Read more
[ad_1] Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped fuel the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, has died at the age of 37, seven years after his diagnosis, according to the ALS Association and its supporters on Facebook. Quinn, who was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, was a co-founder of the … Read more
[ad_1] HARTFORD, Connecticut – Jury service notices put Nicholas Philbrook’s home on the verge of fear that he will contract the coronavirus and pass it on to his stepfather, a cancer survivor with diabetes in the mid-1970s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19. Philbrook and his wife, Heather Schmidt, of … Read more
[ad_1] Governor JB Pritzker’s administration is reminding local authorities of the December 1 deadline for submitting requests for federal relief from the coronavirus pandemic. Congress approved CURE’s so-called local funds as part of a COVID-19 relief program last spring. The money must be spent by December 30th. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities … Read more
[ad_1] Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:47 PM Winneshiek County is approaching the 900 mark for COVID-19 cases this year. The weekend figures from the Iowa Department of Public Health indicate 887 all-time COVID-19 cases in the county, of which 524 have recovered, but ten people have died. This means that 353 people currently have … Read more
[ad_1] The UK could be weeks ahead of the US in approving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new report. Regulators in the UK could give the green light to Pfizer and the BioNTech vaccine this week, the Telegraph reported. Government sources tell the newspaper officials are about to start a formal evaluation of the … Read more
[ad_1] Who would have imagined a year ago how different our lives would be in just 12 months? Without a doubt, the month of November will remain an important moment in human history – the moment when it all began. Although ‘patient zero’ has yet to be confirmed – if at all – we now … Read more
[ad_1] Pat Quinn, co-founder of the Viral Ice Bucket Video Challenge, has died aged 37 after a seven-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The ALS association announced Quinn’s death on Sunday morning. “It is with great sadness that we must share the death of Patrick early this … Read more
[ad_1] MADISON, Wisconsin (WMTV) – Thousands of faculty and staff at UW Health issued an open letter ahead of the holiday season to start a “difficult conversation” with Wisconsin. “Wisconsin is in bad shape right now, with no sign of things improving without action,” the letter read. “We are, quite simply, short of time. Without … Read more