Health

AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical giant behind one of the first widely available COVID-19 vaccines, is withdrawing its shot from the global market. The decision comes amid a surplus of newer vaccines targeting emerging variants of the coronavirus. A pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is stopping its COVID-19 vaccine everywhere. They say plenty of other vaccines now work better against new versions of the virus. They decided this after stopping selling the vaccine in Europe in March. The agency that checks medicines in Europe also said it's not allowed anymore. “According to independent estimates, over 6.5 million lives were saved in the first year of use alone and over 3bn doses were supplied globally,” the statement said. "We will now work with regulators and our partners to align on a...

A recent study identifies Coca-Cola as the world's biggest contributor to branded plastic pollution. The study analyzed brand audits of plastic waste collected in 84 countries over five years. Moreover, Cola left 11 percent of plastic waste, PepsiCo is a little behind with 5 percent, and Nestle and Danone tied at 3% each. A recent study found that The Coca-Cola Company and 55 other brands are responsible for more than half of the plastic waste found worldwide. This is a big deal because a whopping 400 million tons of plastic waste is created every year, and most of it doesn't break down or disappear. The research involved over 100,000 volunteers who cataloged more than 1.8 million pieces of plastic waste.  Imagine 2,000 garbage trucks filled with plastic being dumped into oceans, ri...