In 1918, members of the American Red Cross removed victims of influenza. St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Tribune News Service via Getty Images The coronavirus is at least as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic and the death toll could be even lower if world leaders and public health officials do …
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The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the federal government is sending 125 million recyclable face masks to school districts in the United States because schools are considering whether it is safe to reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We need to open our schools and open our businesses,” Trump …
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Democratic Vice President Sen. Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, saying he was “offensive” and failed to take the virus “seriously.” “This virus affects almost every country, but there’s a reason it’s hit America worse than …
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The rally in shares in Moderna Inc. jumped through news late Tuesday that the U.S. government ordered 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate on Wednesday as analysts waited for what the order meant for prices. Modern MRNA, + 1.94% is widely regarded as a front-runner in the race …
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