Coronavirus pandemic

Protesters are on the street. China’s censorship system has been overwhelmed. The battle for Zero Covid has taken an unexpected turn. And President Xi Jinping’s future is in the firing line.This is Mr Xi’s battle. He made it so from the…

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Residents who live near a 133-year-old inner-city Melbourne pub are protesting the proposed expansion of the venue, in a campaign that has raised nearly $20,000 in a month. The group called, Preserving Middle Park Village (PMPV) have…

The latest survey by India's National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) found that nearly 150 million Indians are in need of mental health care services, but fewer than 30 million are seeking care. "Over 10% of the…

Aussies hoping to take home the biggest-ever individual lottery haul ahead of Powerball’s $160m jackpot on Thursday night have been offered some sage advice from the country’s current record-breaking winner.With no division one winners…

Aussies are holding their breath in the lead up to what will be the biggest-ever individual lottery win if just one person takes home Powerball’s entire $160 million jackpot on Thursday night.With no division one winners declared during the…

Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 to $130 per dose once the U.S. government’s purchasing program ends early next year, a company official said. Angela Lukin said during an investor…

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel voted Thursday to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of routine immunizations for adults and children as young as 6 months. The agency’s Advisory Committee on…

Maternal mortality rose during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the virus contributing to a quarter of all maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021. According to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO),…

Novavax on Wednesday received Food and Drug Administration authorization for a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Yet unlike the bivalent mRNA vaccines currently on the market, Novavax’s booster only targets the original strain…