Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that health experts are “cautiously optimistic” about a coronavirus vaccine that has just started the final stage of clinical trials, but warned that the pandemic will not go away anytime soon. Fauci was on Capitol Hill to testify before the Coronavirus Crisis House Subcommittee on …
Read More »United States Records Nearly 25,000 Coronavirus Deaths in July
FILE PHOTO: EMTs go out with a patient at Hialeah Hospital where patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Hialeah, Florida, USA, July 29, 2020. REUTERS / Marco Bello (Reuters) – Coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by nearly 25,000 in July and cases doubled in at least …
Read More »Second US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
NEW YORK (AP) – While US coronavirus deaths are rising rapidly, public health experts are seeing good news: The second wave of confirmed cases appears to be stabilizing. Scientists do not celebrate in any way, warning that the trend is fueled by four large and affected locations: Arizona, California, Florida …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson Initiates Human Vaccine Trials After Monkey Study
Johnson & Johnson began human trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, after the shooting has already proven successful in protecting monkeys, the drug maker announced. The company’s honchos pointed to a new study that found that five out of six primates who received the single dose were protected …
Read More »House Approves $ 1.3 Billion Spending Package for 2021
The House on Friday approved a $ 1.3 billion package of spending bills for fiscal year 2021. The package, approved in a 217-197 vote by much of the party, included defense spending bills; work, health and human services, and education; commerce, justice and science; energy and water; financial services and …
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