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 establish a COVID-19 testing board to increase testing, deal with…
2021-01-21 New Versions of the Coronavirus Worry Experts
The fight against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Reports of mutations are appearing quickly. Many scientists fear that a variant of the new coronavirus may…
2021-01-19 China Restricts Travel for Lunar New Year to Control COVID-19 Spread
Chinese officials urged people to avoid traveling home for the Lunar New Year observance to prevent spreading the coronavirus in rural areas. China reported its biggest one-day jump in COVID…
2021-01-12 Study: Pfizer Vaccine Appears Effective Against COVID-19 Variants
A new study suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against new forms of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa. Researchers say they collected blood from 20 people…
2021-01-12 Pandemic Closes Restaurants, Owner Flies to Save Dogs
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When the coronavirus health crisis closed the businesses of a restaurant owner in Chicago, he decided to get involved…
2021-01-11 Cosmetic Surgeries Rise in South Korea During Pandemic
South Korean demand for cosmetic surgery operations sharply increased in 2020. Last year, the industry in South Korea was worth about $10.7 billion dollars. That was an increase of around…
2021-01-06 Pharmacist Arrested for Trying to Ruin Hundreds of COVID-19 Shots
A pharmacist in the American state of Wisconsin told police that he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine. In court documents released Monday, the man said he…
2021-01-05 US Considers Vaccinating More People Using Half Doses
The United States says it is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in order to vaccinate more people. Moncef Slaoui is the head the country’s…
2021-01-05 Health Officials Watch for Side Effects from COVID-19 Vaccine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. As COVID-19 vaccinations begin, health officials around the world are watching for any problems that might develop. These side…
2021-01-01 China Approves Its First COVID-19 Vaccine for General Use
China has approved its first COVID-19 vaccine for general public use. The vaccine was developed by state-owned company Sinopharm. The shots had already been approved for emergency use for groups…
2020-12-30 Belarus, Argentina Start Giving Russian COVID-19 Vaccine
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…
2020-12-30 One U.S. City Has More Drug Deaths Than COVID Deaths
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…
2020-12-23 New Type of Coronavirus Identified In Britain, South Africa
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…
2020-12-22 Self-Care During the Pandemic
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…
2020-12-18 Dogs Can Identify COVID-19
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…