Month: March 2021

Belarus and Argentina have launched mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns using the Russian-developed Sputnik V shots. They are the first countries outside Russia to release the vaccine. The first doses of…

So far this year in San Francisco, 621 people have died of drug overdoses. This is a record. It is also far greater than the number of COVID-19 deaths in…

A new kind, or strain, of the coronavirus has been found in Britain and South Africa. Health experts in Britain and the United States say the new strain seems to…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Before the pandemic, self-care — caring for ourselves — may have not been a priority for many people. But…

A new study has found that trained dogs can identify people with COVID-19, even when those people show no signs of the illness. In the study, researchers collected a small…

The first home test for COVID-19 that does not require a doctor’s order will soon be ready for Americans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the rapid coronavirus…

Testing results have shown that experimental vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca are safe and effective in preventing coronavirus infection. Countries, including Britain, Canada, the United States and the European…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When we are struggling, when we have a hard time focusing, or when we have a hard time in…

Britain administered the world’s first fully tested and approved COVID-19 vaccine to citizen Margaret Keenan on Tuesday. “I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19,” said…

Brain scans offer us a rare sight: A look into the mind and its mysteries. They promise answers to many questions. How do we feel pain? How do we know…

Britain’s health officials have advised that people with a history of serious allergies not get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The warning came after two people reported severe reactions on the…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The American drug-maker Moderna said Monday it has requested emergency use permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many of our daily habits – from how we greet our friends to how…

2020 has been an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves around the world. New reports from United Nations agencies list this year’s record-breaking weather and the burning of…

Governments and officials around the world are hoping COVID-19 vaccines can create “herd immunity” to protect large populations. Some experts predict that giving a vaccine to just two-thirds of a…