Coronavirus

• [New] A higher level of eHealth literacy was associated with superior conventional health behaviors, indicating that college students with a higher level of eHealth literacy in China could maintain healthy lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Journal of Medical Internet Research
• [New] The COVID-19 pandemic, a major public health emergency, has become a serious burden not only for China but also worldwide in terms of threatening people's lives as well as their mental health. / Journal of Medical Internet Research
• [New] Vaccinations could soon open up for children 12 to 15 years old, a development that could be key to protecting the United States against Covid-19 as overall vaccination rates slow. / Kaiser Health News
• [New] Russia has authorized the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its COVID-19 vaccine for use, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Thursday, a move that could help vaccine supplies go further in countries with high infection rates. / LBCI Lebanon
• [New] Big Pharma trade groups have made similar arguments, and multinational corporations in the Global North have maintained a tight grip on their patent protections even as public health experts warn India could face a half-billion cases of covid-19 as the public health system collapses. / Earther
• [New] With the future of international student recruitment still so uncertain as the world grapples with Covid, we cannot assume that a concerted drive for international students will necessarily result in higher numbers of overseas entrants enrolling at UK providers. / Wonkhe
• [New] Participants in the United States, Canada and Jamaica will raise funds to provide 1 million lifesaving meals to children and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean and Latin America. / Race For Hunger
• [New] The Covid-19 pandemic has stalled the private capital market for the past year or so, but we are already seeing activity returning and we can expect double-digit growth over the next three to five years, outstripping many other areas of asset management. / Intertrust Group
• [New] New Jersey has been successful in vaccinating nearly half its population with at least one dose of the available vaccines, and we are hopeful that the remaining restrictions on economic activity will continue to ease in the near term. / investor-news-and-events
• [New] Midwives play a vital role in reducing the risks of childbirth for women all over the world, but many have themselves been exposed to risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. / who
• [New] Vaccines have begun to be approved and rolled out in countries like the UK and US, and have brought some hopes that 2021 will see further recovery as restrictions ease. / University of Arizona
• [New] With leading drug manufacturers expecting the demand to surge amid COVID-19, respiratory inhaler sales are set to grow steadily through 2030. / PharmiWeb.com
• [New] With leading manufacturers expecting the demand to surge amid COVID-19, centrifugal blood pump sales are set to grow steadily through 2030. / PharmiWeb.com
• [New] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is safe for vaccinated people to travel within the United States, although it continues to warn against travel to most foreign countries. / China Daily
• [New] Cities across the globe are challenged by increasing disaster, climate and other risks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. / News
• [New] With the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and individuals need to take further actions to mitigate risk and minimise transmission while maintaining social and economic activities. / FinTech Futures
• [New] As we see infection rates in India and other parts of the world skyrocketing, European Union and US government officials regularly declare that the Covid-19 public health disaster and resulting economic crises will not end anywhere unless people everywhere are vaccinated. / myerson
• [New] North Korea was expected to receive nearly two million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine by the first half of 2021, via the global COVAX sharing programme. / Reuters
• [New] Recently Covid-19 impact showed the vulnerability to disruption of the supply chains, localized manufacturing / vertical integration, a strong characteristic of 3D-Printing will become increasingly important in the next decade. / Aerospace 3D Printing Conference
• [New] With nearly 150 million Americans having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, we expect a net increase in employment of roughly 1.4 million jobs in April, with risk of a much larger gain in private-sector employment. / The Real Economy Blog
• [New] Almost three-quarters of a million businesses in the UK are at risk of failure over the next three months because of the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. / The Independent

Last updated: 09 May 2021