Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows

A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is rapidly spreading in the United States, threatening to bring a surge of new cases as its prevalence doubles roughly every 10 days, according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout

Australia on Friday said it would keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors, even as vaccinations are rolled out across the country and the world.

Vaccination

AstraZeneca vaccine guards against severe COVID-19 illness

New data show that the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death, but also slows the transmission of the virus. The Oxford researchers say their ...

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