It’s a critical stage without a set timeline, as companies look for 30,000 healthy volunteers to participate in each test and then need to reach specific markers to determine how and if it effectively fights the disease. Experts warned that it could take months to complete, with no guarantee that …
Read More »Unemployment benefits increase again for the first time in 4 months
Weekly claims for the first time peaked at 6.9 million in the last week of March and are continuously felt until last week, when the trend reversed. Economists had forecast that the claims would hold steady at 1.3 million, the same amount as in last week’s report. Nearly four months …
Read More »Antibody cocktail holds promise in fighting new coronavirus
The blood of a couple who contracted SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China at the start of the outbreak produced powerful antibodies that neutralized the virus in the laboratory and protected the animals from some effects of infection. The researchers have also found that combining two of the antibodies can prevent the …
Read More »Trump beats Cheney as he faces criticism from other Republicans
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump says he would feel comfortable sending his son and grandchildren to school in person. Cafeteria worker on White House grounds tests positive for COVID-19: Reports Republicans will begin revealing the coronavirus package Thursday MORE Thursday struck a blow to the Speaker of the Republican House Conference …
Read More »The Republican Party’s unemployment plan would have a 70% wage replacement
The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend the improved unemployment insurance “based on a wage replacement of about 70%,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. He spoke to CNBC about the status of the negotiations hours after Republicans in the Senate and the Trump administration said they reached a tentative …
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