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U.S. Senators from both sides of the aisle, led by New Jersey Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, are urging the Trump Administration to enforce bans on housing evictions for the duration of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators, who are joined by a group of
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In the face of a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections in the UK city of Leicester, a workers' rights group has come forward with allegations that textile factories in the area are putting their employees at risk of infection due to poor working conditions. While the local government maintains
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the United States, Florida has shattered the national record for new single-day COVID-19 infections, with over 15,000 cases reported on Sunday. This trend is part of a larger surge in cases nationwide, with the total number of cases reaching 3.3
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Researchers at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences have made a significant discovery regarding the potential treatment of COVID-19. The study, published in the Reviews in Medical Virology journal, suggests that vitamin D may play a crucial role in combating the disease by targeting the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). According to
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The Trump administration has informed Congress and the United Nations of its intention to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. This decision comes amidst a rising number of coronavirus cases in the Americas, sparking concerns among health experts, lawmakers, and world leaders.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a £5 billion infrastructure spending boost, but green campaigners expressed disappointment that the package lacked new measures to achieve the UK's net zero carbon emissions goal. The announcement was met with criticism from environmental groups, who argue that investing in roads will only
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Boris Johnson's government plans to pump £1 billion into improving UK school facilities, with the first 50 projects set to start construction as soon as September 2021. The investment aims to transform college estates across England, with a focus on utilising modern and green construction methods. Labour leader
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Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical company, has signed a deal with U.S. biotech firm Translate Bio to jointly develop several potential coronavirus vaccines. The partnership involves using messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology developed by Translate Bio, which instructs cells to produce a key coronavirus protein, triggering an immune response. Sanofi
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Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society's Michael Mezher presents Regulatory Reconnaissance, a daily news and intelligence briefing that explores the latest developments in the regulatory affairs space. With a focus on COVID-19, the briefing touches on various topics including human testing of inhaled Remdesivir, FDA rejections, clinical trials, and vaccine
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Leading pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna, are in a race to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, traditional Ayurvedic medicine companies like Patanjali are also claiming to have developed a cure for Covid-19. As the global pandemic continues to spread, the world waits with bated
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has completed preparations for the start of clinical trials of a Russian vaccine against COVID-19 infection. In the coming days, the first group of volunteers will be vaccinated to study the safety and tolerability of the vaccine components. This group will undergo a two-week isolation
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Cancer researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a strategy to identify protein sequences to target in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus. By adapting computational tools developed for identifying unique aspects of childhood cancers, the team believes a resulting vaccine would provide protection across
