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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Defense Agency Claims “Game-Changer” Virus Test
Pre-infectious test awaits FDA approval. There are currently no known scientific cures for COVID-19, but scientists at the United States most advanced military agency have designed a test…
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FDA Clears First COVID-19 Drug for Emergency Use
“Important clinical advancement” cleared with “lightning speed.” The intravenous drug developed by Gilead Science had shown in group studies to reduce COVID-19 hospitalization from a 15 day average…
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States Scramble to Purchase Malaria Drug
Though it is no longer encouraged by the FDA as a treatment for the virus. State governments have reportedly been in bidding wars with each other over a…
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President’s Coronavirus Update for Monday
Testing is vital to getting the country reopened. Testing for the coronavirus was again an uppermost topic at the president’s briefing with the coronavirus task force on Monday.…
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Experimental 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…
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Virus 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…
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New 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…
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FDA 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…
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Task Force Briefing for Wednesday
The outlook is improving with medicine and protective gear available. President Trump discussed incoming medical supplies that will help to rebuild the American stockpile. He enumerated many of…
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