IOC's John Coates says vaccines 'encouraged' but not mandatory for athletes at Tokyo Games
Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said Thursday. "Not compulsory, we can't do that," Coates, head of the IOC's Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games, told ...
IOC's Dick Pound says Tokyo Games uncertain due to virus surge
The former Canadian swimming champion also told the BBC that athletes should be vaccinated as a priority ahead of the postponed Olympics and Paralympics.
Vaccines alone aren’t enough to beat COVID-19
While an effective vaccine is sure to help, a safe oral antiviral drug would truly step up efforts to fight the pandemic.
Warp speed for clean energy? That won't work.
It might it be easier for the government to subsidize battery research, rather than pre-ordering particular battery units for later distribution? Maybe so, and it would be smart policy.
The rights and wrongs of targeted lockdowns
With some groups more likely than others to be killed by COVID-19, the idea of keeping certain groups indoors has surfaced.
In coronavirus vaccine race, China inoculates thousands before trials are completed
Beijing has engaged a public, top-down approach to endorse the experimental vaccines and foster community support.
Early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine showed encouraging results when details were published Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to prove safety and effectiveness. Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named "Sputnik V" after the Soviet-era satellite that was the ...
Japan vaccine policy expected to prioritize medical workers and older adults
The government is expected to prioritize medical workers and older adults for vaccination against COVID-19, as work to develop vaccines for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus shifts into full gear. The government will begin as early as this week to draw up a ...
Third of parents in Japan delayed vaccinating kids amid coronavirus fears
A survey showed 33 percent of parents said they had delayed having their children vaccinated, with some citing fears of COVID-19 infections.
COVID-19 vaccine trials are unnecessary, uninformative and unethical
Deliberately infecting human volunteers with the coronavirus could be far more costly than the pandemic.
The more COVID-19 vaccines, the merrier
With companies and universities around the world working flat out, it's likely we'll end up with a few coronavirus vaccines, not just one.
Don’t only bet on fast vaccines, root for COVID-19 treatments
Everything would have to go right to get a vaccine this year, but several types of treatments may be able to help patients in a matter of months.
