The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its controversial new guidance on coronavirus testing after writing from various medical groups and accusations of political intervention. Earlier this week, the CDC quickly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing, dropping its previous recommendation to test anyone who came in close …
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Scientists and public health officials said Monday they are skeptical overpowering plasma is an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, even after the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the treatment and President Donald Trump showed it as a breakthrough. “ There are no formally …
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Shannon Axelsson takes a break from sitting on the beach to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Revere, Massachusetts, August 11, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters New cases of coronavirus in the US grew by nearly 48,700 on Friday, marking seven consecutive days that the daily count fell below 50,000 …
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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr Robert Redfield on Friday cited a new study published by his agency as evidence that there is a way to safely open child care centers and schools despite the pandemic. The study, cited by Redfield, looked at confirmed and probable …
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Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz for participating in a vaccination study at the Research Centers of America on August 07, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the …
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