Health & Lifestyle (健康与生活)

2021-02-13 Pfizer Studies Israel’s Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign

Israel's fast vaccination effort is providing important information about drug company Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Reporters with the Reuters news agency…

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2021-02-09 Does Wearing Two Masks Provide More Protection?

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Throughout the coronavirus health crisis, health officials across the…

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2021-02-08 Vaccine Mistrust for Some Dates Back to Experimental Study

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Lucenia Dunn was careful. She urged people in her area to wear…

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2021-02-04 Study: AstraZeneca Vaccine Greatly Reduces Virus Transmission Rate

A new study suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cuts transmission of the virus by two-thirds and prevents severe disease. Oxford University released…

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2021-02-03 Study: Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19. The news will help sell the…

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2021-01-30 J&J One-Shot Vaccine Effective in US, Less so in South Africa

American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Friday that its one-shot vaccine prevented COVID-19 in a large trial around the world.…

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2021-01-28 Fast-spreading Coronavirus Variants Raise Concerns

Worldwide coronavirus cases passed 100 million Wednesday as countries struggle with new variants of the virus and a limited supply of vaccine.…

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2021-01-26 FDA Approves First Long-Acting HIV Drug Combo

The U.S. government has approved the first long-acting drug combination treatment for HIV, the virus responsible for the disease AIDS.…

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2021-01-26 These Work Skills Are Most Important During Pandemic and After

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of slowing down…

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2021-01-22 Biden’s Plan to Fight the Coronavirus

U.S. President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders Thursday as part of his plan to fight the coronavirus. Biden will…

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