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South Africa registered a further 1,862 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,507,448. A further 110 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 49,523 deaths.
Shot Hailed as Super Effective; J&J Gets Big Win: Virus Update Bloomberg 2/24/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg A healthcare worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at La Rural convention center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez fired his health minister in an attempt to defuse a scandal over government allies having received preferential access to Covid-19 vaccinations. (Bloomberg) -- The shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE was overwhelmingly effective against the v...
The shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE was overwhelmingly effective against the virus in a study, prompting experts to say that immunizations can end the pandemic. Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective, U.S. regulators said, a milestone toward giving Americans the first shot to work in a single dose.
Image courtesy of HBO/Last Week Tonight A screen grab of a YouTube video of Last Week Tonight's segment on meatpacking and occupational safety. The HBO series showcased occupational safety concerns in US meatpacking plants on Sunday. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to issues surrounding worker safety in meatpacking plants as the facilities became epicenters for viral transmission and scores of staff members contracted the coronavirus. This Sunday, the host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, used the pandemic’s impact on meat plant workers...
Inside Clean Energy: Explaining the Crisis in Texas This is what happens when the challenges of climate adaptation run into the challenges of the energy transition. February 18, 2021 Karla Perez and Esperanza Gonzalez stay in their apartment during power outage caused by the winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston, Texas. A winter storm has brought historic cold weather, power outages and traffic accidents to Texas. Credit: Go Nakamura/Getty Images Related Share this article Even before the frigid weather arrived in Texas last weekend, some people were already saying that the crisis showed t...