[CNBC] Colorado health officials identified the first Covid-19 case caused by a contagious UK variant. The new strain could be as much as 70% more transmissible. The individual is a male in his 20s who is currently in isolation in Elbert County, Colorado. U.S. coronavirus vaccine czar, Moncef Slaoui, said earlier in […]
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[CNN] Projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says December has been the nation’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start — with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the virus in the past 26 days. In comparison, the entire month of November saw about 36,964 deaths. The death toll comes on the heels of several brutal […]
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[The Hill] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating allergic reactions to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that were reported in multiple states after it began to be administered this week. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told reporters late Friday that the reactions had been […]
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[The Washington Post, AP] The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that can be taken at home without prescription and that yields immediate results. The test could be a vital tool in the country’s fight against the virus — especially in the months before most Americans […]
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[USA TODAY] The United States on Saturday reported its 16 millionth COVID-19 case, even as a newly authorized vaccine is already being distributed and vaccinations are expected to begin Monday, according to federal officials. It took three months for the U.S. to record its first million cases. But it’s been just four days […]
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[The New York Times] The multipronged advice, for individuals and state and local officials, may augur a national strategy in the months to come, experts said. With coronavirus infections soaring across the nation, federal health officials on Friday urged Americans in the most forceful language yet to take steps to protect […]
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[TMZ, Getty Images] Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … Jeremih is currently on a breathing ventilator within the ICU he’s being treated at, and we’re told his condition has recently gotten worse. Jeremih is fighting for his life, battling COVID-19 — he’s currently hospitalized in the ICU and the […]
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[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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[ESPN] Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 and was pulled from the team’s World Series-clinching 3-1 win in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the positive test after the game, telling Fox: “It’s a bittersweet night for us.” Turner was 0-for-3 with […]
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(CNN) Moderna, the first company to start US clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine, on Thursday finished enrolling all 30,000 of its participants. All 30,000 have received their first shot, and most of them have also received the required second shot. The company’s president says it’s now on track to […]
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