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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FDA Changes Course on Plasma Treatment
Chief acknowledges overstating treatment effect. The Food and Drug Administration announced that it had gone too far in promoting the treatment effects of convalescent plasma in fighting against…
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TSA Increasing Passenger Protections
Taking action to help prevent coronavirus transmission. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that it is implementing a number of new measures to better protect employees and…
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White House Streamlines COVID Response
All new data to be sent directly to the Department of Health and Human Services In an effort to better understand the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Testing to Increase and Accelerate
HHS announces initiative for rapid tests. At President Trump’s behest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is authorizing the distribution of rapid point-of-care tests, approved by…
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Operation Warp Speed Announced by President Trump
Seeks to have COVID-19 vaccine by January. Late last week, President Trump announced the new initiative by the White House to focus resources to find a vaccine for…
Read MorePresident Taking Antimalaria Drug as Preventative
He revealed he has been taking hydroxychloroquine for about ten days. On Monday, President Trump revealed to reporters that he is taking the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in an…
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