Part of a worldwide scramble. Pfizer and the German company BioNTech announced Tuesday that they have begun human trials on a potential vaccine against the coronavirus. The first…
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World Leaders Pledge Billions for Virus Vaccine
Effort must be sustained over time. A video-conference summit was held Monday among world leaders, who have together pledged billions of euros for research to find a vaccine…
Read MoreMore than 15,000 Nursing Homes to Get PPE
FEMA will make first shipments starting next week. The Trump Administration will send a two-week supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to more than 15,000 nursing homes, which…
Read MoreU.S. Soldiers at Fort Bragg Produce Masks for Personnel
Protective equipment necessary for all at currently functioning army base. With infection-protective gear such in such short supply, workers at essential operations find themselves at much greater risk…
Read MoreExperimental Drug Showing Promise Against Virus
Patients in Chicago are recovering rapidly. An experimental antiviral drug has been given to 125 patients in Chicago as part of a study to treat coronavirus. It is…
Read MoreVirus Supplies for U.S. Stuck in China
China’s export restrictions are stranding the medical goods. Medical products the U.S. needs to fight the coronavirus, and manufactured by 3M, Owens & Minor, Cellex, Emory Healthcare, General…
Read MoreNew York Officials Harassing Samaritan’s Purse Hospital
The accusation against them was made by Franklin Graham. On Tuesday, Franklin Graham accused officials of New York of harassment for criticizing his medical organization, which has required…
Read MorePresident Trump’s Tuesday Briefing
Stockpiles are being replenished and the reopening of the country is in sight. On Tuesday, from the White House Rose garden, President Trump reported that an agreement has…
Read MoreFDA Approves “Game-Changer” Test
Saliva-based test was developed at Rutgers University. The Food and Drug Administration deployed its emergency-use authorization to approve the first saliva-based coronavirus test on Monday. The new test…
Read MorePeople Doing Good Things
Around the nation individuals and entities are investing their energies during the pandemic. A Los Angeles menswear retailer is putting his design capabilities into mass-producing washable non-medical masks…
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