Panel recommends use in emergencies. The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of recently developed vaccines for emergency use in a 17-4…
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Pfizer Begins Deliveries of Vaccine to U.S.
Chartered flights bringing the drug from Belgium. United Airlines is reported to have begun operating charter flights late last week to better position Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for distribution…
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HUD Secretary Recovers from COVID-19
Credits experimental antibody treatment taken by President Trump. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson had contracted COVID-19 earlier this month. After initial treatments mitigated but…
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Infection Rate Surges Across the Nation
U.S. COVID-19 fatalities pass quarter million. More than 250,000 American lives have reportedly been claimed by the COVID-19 virus, according to the latest estimates from Johns Hopkins University…
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COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Cleared for Emergency Use
Health and Human Services commits to placing drug where needed most. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the experimental antibody treatment developed by Eli Lilly for emergency use…
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Ohio Senator Portman Enters COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Says his participation is part of his civic duty. On Tuesday, Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman announced that he had been enrolled in a Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine…
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Aspirin May Be a COVID-19 Treatment
It is being tested to see if it reduces blood-clot risks. Aspirin, the common painkiller, is being tested as a potential treatment for patients hospitalized with the coronavirus…
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President Tells Governors to End Lockdowns
Fears are greatly exaggerated, President Trump says. At a rally in North Carolina Thursday, President Donald Trump called for an end to coronavirus-related lockdowns. He called on Governor…
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COVID Antibody Treatment Expected by Year-End
Government is acquiring doses as they are manufactured. Hundreds of thousands of doses of experimental antibody treatments for COVID-19 have already been secured by the U.S. government in…
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Doctors, Hospitals Prepared If Second COVID Wave Hits
They have a better understanding of the virus. Doctors and hospital administrators say they are better prepared should a second wave of COVID-19 cases hit in the coming…
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