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A perfect quarter to see the absurdity of reporting “annual rates” in the headlines. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. This morning, we are faced with horrible news, which we have been waiting for all along, but this news, while really horrible, was also the result of something called the …

© Provided by The Canadian Press NEW YORK – While coronavirus deaths in the United States are rising rapidly, public health experts are seeing good news: The second wave of confirmed cases appears to be stabilizing. Loading error Scientists are in no way celebrating, noting that the trend is fueled …

More than 1,000 health professionals have signed an open letter asking the United States to resume its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The restart would essentially mean another shutdown in critical states, with all spurious businesses closed, universal mask mandates, and a federally controlled response to the new coronavirus. Similarly, …

Washington (AFP) – The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States died, reported National Geographic magazine, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of those with the virus. Buddy, the seven-year-old German shepherd, became ill in April, around the same time that …

There are 164 coronavirus vaccine projects underway, according to the World Health Organization. Pfizer is working with European pharmaceutical firm BioNTech to create a coronavirus vaccine that it plans to make available for emergency use this fall. Lawmakers urge companies to sell their vaccines at cost. The Pfizer CEO in …