President Trump called the Los Angeles schools’ decision not to reopen campuses next month a “mistake” during a CBS News interview on Tuesday. Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Austin Beutner announced Monday that the nation’s second largest school system will continue online learning until further notice due to the …
Read More »Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for bubonic plague
A squirrel has tested positive for the bubonic plague in the city of Morrison, Colorado, Jefferson County public health officials announced in a statement over the weekend. The squirrel, discovered Saturday, is the first plague case in Jefferson County, according to the statement. A spokesperson for Jefferson County Public Health …
Read More »New California Rules on Who Can Be Evaluated for COVID-19
State officials adopted new guidelines Tuesday that describe who should be prioritized for the COVID-19 test in California as cases increase and counties reported delayed lab results. The new rules mark a departure from the Newsom administration’s plans for anyone, including those without symptoms, to be screened for the virus …
Read More »5 things to know for July 15: Coronavirus, CDC, elections, Taliban, Weinstein
This is what you need to know to Catch up and follow your day. (You can also receive daily “5 things you need to know today” in your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus 2. CDC Hospitals now have to send their data on coronavirus patients to the Trump administration …
Read More »Moderna fires after positive test for coronavirus vaccine
Modern Inc. (MRNA) – Get report Shares rose in premarket operations on Wednesday after the drug maker reported uniformly positive data from an initial trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine. Moderna said the phase 1 trial of MRNA-1273, its proposed candidate for the coronavirus vaccine, induced antibody reactions in the …
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