PHARMA COMPANIES NEVER AGREED WHAT MAKES A “SUCCESSFUL” COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL ACCORDING TO EXISTING METRICS, EVEN A TECHNICALLY-SUCCESSFUL VACCINE WOULD LET PEOPLE GET SICK.
‘It did not need to be nearly this bad.’ A million people have died from Covid-19 across the world. The coronavirus may already have overtaken tuberculosis and hepatitis as the world’s deadliest infectious disease. And unlike all the other contenders, it is still growing fast. ............ Like nothing seen in more than a century, the virus has infiltrated every populated patch of the globe, sowing terror and poverty, infecting millions of people in some nations and paralyzing entire economies. ............ much of the suffering could have been avoided ......... At the height of the first wave, places like China, Germany, South Korea and New Zealand showed that it was possible to slow the pandemic enough to limit infections and deaths while still reopening businesses and schools. .......... wide-scale testing, contact tracing, quarantining, social distancing, mask wearing, providing protective gear, developing a clear and consistent strategy, and being willing to shut things down in a hurry when trouble arises ................. Time and again, experts say, governments reacted too slowly, waiting until their own countries or regions were under siege, either dismissing the threat or seeing it as China’s problem, or Italy’s, or New York’s. ............. “You have standard principles of risk communication: Be first, be right, be credible, be empathetic,” he said. “If you tried to violate those principles more than the Trump administration has, I don’t think you could.” ............ Masks turned out to be more helpful than Western experts had predicted. Social distancing on an unheard-of scale has been more feasible and effective than anticipated. The difference in danger between an outdoor gathering and an indoor one is greater than expected.
PEOPLE IN TRUMP’S AGE RANGE ARE 90 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID-19 THAN YOUNG ADULTS THE 74-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT IS IN A VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHIC.
The history of vindaloo, loved in Britain: why India has Portuguese explorers to thank for the famous hot curry The dish first found its way to Goa in India through Portuguese explorers in the early 15th century, where it was adapted by the local community It became popular further afield after British colonisation of India in the 1800s, and in Britain in the 1970s when Indian restaurants became all the rage
China and world at risk of financial turmoil greater than 2008 crisis, ex-finance minister warns Washington is playing a ‘negative-sum game’ with Beijing, and both sides will end up losing if geopolitical strife continues, says Lou Jiwei Lou Jiwei urges world’s major economies to rapidly roll back their loose monetary policies or excessive economic stimulus measures will take a global toll
Keep China out of US presidential election drama, Beijing tells Trump, Biden On the eve of the first US presidential candidate debate, Chinese state media says US politicians should stop dragging China into domestic issues Trump and Biden have accused each other as being weak on China, both promising adversarial policies if elected
Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China? Island assault exercise off Californian coast uses badge depicting China on the uniforms Chinese state media condemns implication of possible action in South China Sea
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