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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have a functional central system for monitoring the safety of coronavirus vaccines, officials admitted to the New York Times. More than 48 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been given in the US, Bloomberg data shows. Yet the safety of those shots is currently tracked by a … Read more
Since the release of her first single in 2015, she has become one of the music world’s hottest young artists. And on Friday, Dua Lipa, 25, released her new single We’re Good with a dramatic Titanic-inspired music video, along with sizzling moonlit cover shots for the new Moonlight Edition of her Future Nostalgia album. The singer posed … Read more
One in 10 Americans has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine as immunization efforts continue to be ramped up, new data reveal. Currently, 32.8 million people in the U.S. – or 10 percent of the population – has received an initial dose and 9.8 million – 2.9 percent – are fully inoculated, … Read more
Matt Hancock today rolled up his sleeves to pose for a series of stern photographs ahead of announcing the latest suite of border curbs introduced to help Britain battle the Covid-19 crisis. The Health Secretary took a leaf out of Rishi Sunak’s book as he was seen striking several poses inside the Department of Health … Read more
George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks. The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more
Israel to send 5,000 vaccine shots to Palestinians following pressure from the UN and rights groups to immunise the full 4.8million population of the West Bank Israel said it would send coronavirus vaccine shots to Palestinian Authority The move follows global pressure to ensure Palestinians are vaccinated Israel’s vaccine rollout is widely regarded as the … Read more
A renowned photographer has captured the highest resolution shots of snowflakes ever using a homemade prototype described as one part microscope and one part camera. Nathan Myhrvold, an American scientist, inventor, photographer and ex-chief technology officer of Microsoft, took 18 months to build the 100 megapixel camera capable of capturing a snowflake’s microscopic detail. Using the camera, … Read more
The White House is now saying that not every American will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in spring just one day after President Biden pledged that anyone who wanted a shot could get it by then. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was on Tuesday asked about Biden’s comments 24 hours earlier about … Read more
UK’S ‘KENT’ VARIANT – B117 UK health officials announced in December that a ‘variant of concern’ had emerged in Kent. The variant is known to scientists as B117, a name derived from the location of its most significant mutations. B117 appears to be more infectious than older ‘wild-type’ coronavirus variants. Most estimates put it at … Read more
George and Amal Clooney’s £12million mansion has fallen victim to Storm Christoph – after flood water from the swollen River Thames seeped onto the lawn. The 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning is located on an island in the river, which past the edge of their grounds. Photos taken today showed a large … Read more