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Monthly Archives: November 2020

Coronavirus vaccine frontrunner Pfizer delivers key trial data – here’s where the other vaccines stand

[CNBC] Because of the pandemic, U.S. officials and drugmakers have been accelerating the development of vaccine candidates by investing in multiple stages of research. The U.S. has doled out billions to help develop a vaccine and secure doses if and when one is approved. Pfizer and Moderna are slightly ahead […]

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Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—’great day for science and humanity’

[CNBC, Getty Images] Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the trial results as a “great day for science and humanity.” Pfizer and BioNTech said the case split between vaccinated individuals and those who received a placebo indicated a vaccine efficacy rate of above 90% at seven days […]

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Prepare for COVID-19’s next wave: Stock your kitchen with these foods

[Today, Getty Images] Use this dietitian’s shopping list of fresh, frozen, dried and canned items to load up on before hunkering down this fall. If you’ll be taking less frequent trips to the store, it’s helpful to have nutritious fresh, frozen and pantry foods on hand at home. As coronavirus cases continue […]

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Biden to receive additional Secret Service protection: report

[Fox News, AP] Biden’s ramped-up security will still be less than if he were the president-elect Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will receive a beefed-up Secret Service detail starting Friday as the candidates wait for the presidential race to be called, according to a report. As of early Friday, several crucial battleground states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania […]

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We fact-checked Trump’s claims of election fraud in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania

[The Inquirer] In a brief address from the White House Thursday night, President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the election was rigged in states across the nation, and made a number of specific claims about Pennsylvania’s election and the ballot-counting process in the state and Philadelphia. Here’s what he […]

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