sars cov 2
-
British and Indian Variants Renamed ‘Alpha’ and ‘Delta’ Under New WHO Covid-19 Guidance
The so-called British and Indian variants of covid-19 have gotten name changes under new guidance released by the World Health Organisation on Monday. The British variant will now be called “Alpha” and the mutant variant first identified in India will be called “Delta” as the WHO tries to stop stigmatization of regions that were the…
-
Disneyland Will Become a Covid-19 Vaccination Site
After spending months of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the spotlight for trying to repeatedly re-open the gates to the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland is finally letting Californians in…but not to take a ride on Haunted Mansion or sip on a green milk at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
-
Shoppers Beware: Scammers Are Sending Fake Shipping Notifications to Steal Your Info
With the pandemic pushing more holiday shoppers online this year, business is booming for major shippers like Amazon, FedEx and UPS. Shopping centres around this time are already veritable Petri dishes with crowds packing into stores and willing to elbow the ever-loving Christmas cheer out of each other over gifts. And to cash in on…
-
Report: Trump Admin Turned Down Chance to Buy 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine
On Monday, the UK became the first country to begin mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus pandemic using a vaccine manufactured by Pifzer. That vaccine should begin being rolled out in the U.S. soon — though there might not be enough to go around for a while, thanks in part to the White House’s purchasing…