"...a political thinker who can’t see the ways that Western structures of power victimize us through our very freedom is missing a great deal—in fact, nearly everything."

"The companies said they will wait for more data on three doses for children under 5."

>"The nature of this variant, combined with widespread vaccine use, may make it seem less severe in some ways than earlier ones. It doesn’t always feel like that _...Read More_

Time will tell how durable vaccine protection is, including for vaccinated people who haven't been infected with Covid, but these studies are encouraging.

>"Much has been said about people opposed to or skeptical of coronavirus vaccines. But there’s another group that has yet to get shots, and their reasons are more _...Read More_

Bulgarians are electing a new parliament after months of anti-government protests. Despite demonstrations and scandals, Prime _...Read More_

"The country’s sceptic president and his allies continue to downplay the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 287,000"

>Countries across the African continent are facing a second COVID-19 outbreak, linked to a variant first found in South Africa that has been detected in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros and Zambia and more than 20 non-African countries so _...Read More_

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed 1 million on Tuesday and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity. Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily _...Read More_

The two major investigations into the origins of the pandemic are compromised by potential conflicts of interest. Those problems need to be fixed—fast.

"Plan includes $160bn in vaccination funds and $1tn in relief to families, including $1,400 stimulus checks"

“Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” said Lisa Peterson, executive director of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.