Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31. Pfizer already has a…
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US surpasses 18 mn reported COVID-19 cases
The United States surpassed 18 million reported COVID-19 cases on Monday, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, as the virus surges nationwide. The US has the world’s highest absolute number of cases as well as the most deaths related to…
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US needs clear vaccine distribution strategy to defeat coronavirus
An opinion piece published today online in BMJ by Nina Schwalbe in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, calls for a national vaccine strategy now that COVID-19 vaccines are available. Schwalbe…
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US, EU push forward vaccine approval as fears of Xmas infections grow
The United States and the European Union on Tuesday pushed forward approval of two leading COVID-19 candidate vaccines, as fears grew of a fresh wave of infections over Christmas. Two leading British medical journals urged London to scrap plans easing…
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Live Updates: US sets single day record with more than 3,000 new coronavirus deaths
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is ‘very, very safe’ despite UK allergy warning: Dr. Marc Siegel Dr. Marc Siegel discusses coronavirus vaccine safety and distribution on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ The U.S. recorded more than 3,000 new coronavirus related deaths Wednesday, a single-day record,…
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Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics
Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of “germline genome editing”—a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of sperm, eggs or embryos. If you remove a gene that causes a certain disease…
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First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no
They can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time—even as the pandemic rages on. Some want…
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US coronavirus hospitalizations break 90,000 as new cases spike
Fox News Flash top headlines for November 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. More Americans than ever before are in the hospital with the coronavirus, as admissions with the deadly infection spike to…
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Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record highs in the US
HHS Secretary Azar says coronavirus vaccine could be available to all Americans by spring 2021 Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier weighs in on Pfizer rollout plan. Coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. topped record highs for the second day in…
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Virus surge breaking infection records across the US
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants,…
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