LONDON (Newsmax) – After being revealed 94% of United Kingdom doctors who died from COVID-19 infections were black, Asian, and minorities, a study is exploring whether vitamin D deficiency is a root cause of vulnerability. “These figures are extremely disturbing,” British Medical Association Chairman Dr. Chaand Nagpaul, told the BBC. “This is a figure that […]

NEW YORK (AP) – What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave'” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health experts, however, suggest it’s […]

NES TZIONA (VINnews) — The Institute For Biological Research in Nes Tziona published a 26-page manifesto in which it detailed the results of coronavirus vaccine trials on animals. The team used a commonly accepted method of vaccine development but with a twist: they used a VSV virus which does not cause disease in humans. On […]

LONDON (JTA) – In a statistical analysis of deaths from the coronavirus in England, Jewish males were shown to have double the risk of dying from COVID-19 than the general population. The report published Friday by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics looks at the breakdown of deaths according to religion in England and […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli defense company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a model that predicts changes from one day to the next in the medical status of COVID-19 patients, using artificial intelligence, big data and machine-learning technologies. In a statement, IAI said that “the predictive capabilities can alert medical staff to the possible deterioration […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday started requiring people throughout the state to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible. “Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement about the new order. “They are critical to keeping those who are around you […]

WUHAN, CHINA (Newsmax) – An eye-opening study conducted by Chinese and American researchers reveals that people who get COVID-19 may not develop antibodies that could offer them immunity in the future. “People are unlikely to produce long-lasting protective antibodies against the virus,” the researchers concluded after examining 23,000 blood samples from hospital workers in Wuhan, […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida has shattered its previous record for the number of coronavirus cases recorded in a day, according to data released Thursday. The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 85,926 coronavirus cases statewide, a daily jump of 3,207 cases, the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic in March. The […]

LONDON — The chief scientist at the World Health Organization says the agency hopes there will be about 2 billion doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of next year that would be reserved for “priority populations.” Dr. Soumya Swaminathan told a press briefing: “It’s a big if because we don’t have any […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of people attended the funeral of Rabbi Aharon Kahan, the Divrei Emunah Rebbe from Monsey and brother of the Rebbes of Toldos Aharon and Toldos Avraham Yitzchak. Before the funeral procession left Meah Shearim police contacted the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak chasidim in a attempt to maintain public health regulations during the […]