An approved coronavirus vaccine could end up being effective only 50-60% of the time, meaning public health measures will still be needed to keep the pandemic under control, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, said on Friday. “We don’t know yet what the efficacy might be. We don’t know if it will be 50% or 60%. I’d …

Nearly 600 children were admitted to U.S. hospitals with a rare inflammatory syndrome associated with the novel coronavirus over four months during the peak of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report on Friday. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare but severe condition that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, …

In patients with COVID-19, the immune system’s T cells learn to recognize and target the new coronavirus. But some people who were never infected with the virus nonetheless have T cells that also recognize it. Researchers had suspected that in these individuals, past exposure to other coronaviruses, such as those that cause the common cold, had somehow primed their T …

TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the United States, ad buyers said, offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run. The short-form video app’s advertising business is still nascent. TikTok’s anticipated $1 billion in 2020 revenue is a small fraction of its Chinese owner ByteDance’s overall sales. But TikTok has become a …

Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavax’s vaccine candidate, ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections. Japan will order 120 million doses of the experimental vaccine developed by the British pharmaceutical company, beginning with 30 million doses by March next year. It did not disclose purchase prices. …

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media giants TikTok and WeChat, his latest explosive move aimed at countering China’s rising global power. Trump on Thursday signed executive orders giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with the Chinese platforms, effectively setting a deadline for a potential pressured sale of viral video sensation TikTok to Microsoft. The …

Pakistani superstar Mehwish Hayat is missing the madness of ‘desi’ weddings with her friends amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sharing a throwback photo with her friends, including model Faryal Mehmood, the Load Wedding actress said, “Desi weddings be like …” She further said, “Missing my girls and all the madness !!! @faryalmehmoodofficial @faryals.” The endearing post has won the hearts of her fans …

  Bollywood star Sonakshi Sinha has always used her colossal platform and prominence to bring to light issues of great importance. The Dabangg actor is stepping forth to talk about the right to an education for girls in a podcast, along with 30 other celebrities including Nandita Das, Ashwiny Iyer and Shonali Bose. The initiative called Born Free & Equal …

Kim Kardashian has appeared to be a  piece  of an art in a painted dress during make-or-break trip to the Caribbean with her husband Kanye West. The reality star, who is currently in the Dominican Republic trying to save her marriage with the rapper, distracted herself with a stunning fashion throwback on Friday. The 39-year-old  dazzled in the wood grain …

Meghan Markle has faced a major snub by the same publication that roped her in to guest-edit their issue last year. The Duchess of Sussex has been left off by Vogue UK’s top 25 influential women’s list with Queen Elizabeth II making the list in her place. Meghan had guest-edited the magazine fastest-selling issue in history in 2019, while she …