Fifa orders abandoned Brazil vs Argentina World Cup qualifier to be replayed

FIFA has ordered Brazil and Argentina to replay the World Cup qualifier that was abandoned after health officials stormed the pitch to question the quarantine status of players. The World football’s governing body also handed out fines and suspensions after…

Greece donates one million J&J vaccines to Nigeria

Greece has donated about one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria, as the Federal Government moves to ensure more citizens are vaccinated against the virus. A delegation from the European nation, led by its…

COVID-19 Can Infect Inner Ear Cells, Cause Hearing Loss -Study

COVID-19 can infect the inner ear and potentially trigger a host of auditory problems, a new small study suggests. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear looked at 10 COVID patients who reported a…

Why COVID-19 Is a Double Pandemic for People of Color Living with HIV

Because of healthcare inequities, people of color who are living with HIV have had to navigate additional challenges managing their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Getty Images Black and Latino communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These disproportionate effects…

COVID Vaccine Anaphylaxis: Who Is at Risk?

Some of the celebration and excitement over the approval of the COVID vaccines has been dampened by recent reports of allergic complications. Twenty-one cases of confirmed anaphylaxis were identified after the first 1.8 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered (roughly…

35% of Canadians with COVID were afraid they might die: poll

Just over one-third of Canadians surveyed said they were worried they could die after contracting COVID-19, according to a poll released by Leger Tuesday (Dec. 22). The poll was conducted as part of a series of survey carried out by…

Record US virus cases as reports say British queen to get vaccine soon

The United States notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the third day running, as it was reported that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will get a vaccine within weeks. A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed…

Can solar fridges helping vaccinate African children work for COVID-19?

Dozens of children at a clinic in North Kivu, on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), received a measles vaccine in May, made possible by a quiet revolution in refrigeration that keeps vaccines cold, even in…

There’s One Main Way to Contract COVID-19 When Grocery Shopping, CDC Says

Grocery shopping, while a necessity, has become one of the most anxiety-inducing activities in our daily pandemic-filled lives. From crowds that are sometimes impossible to avoid to concerns surrounding what we should and shouldn’t be touching, the potential for contracting the…

Ireland reports highest number of COVID-19 infections in single day

Ireland on Saturday reported 1,012 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number in a day since the start of the pandemic and almost double the average for the past week. The surge, after a week in which regions of neighboring…