In late-night negotiations with Democrats in Congress on Thursday, White House officials offered a short-term extension of the popular unemployment benefit that pays unemployed Americans $ 600 a week, a provision in the CARES Act that formally expires. on Friday. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck …
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A nurse holds a one-dose bottle and a prepared syringe of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. George Frey | fake pictures Pharmaceutical giant Merck beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter …
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Just over a month ago, at the BIO virtual conference, Pfizer Commercial Director John Young said the company was not thinking of a return on investment for its rapidly developing COVID-19 vaccine. Instead, he said, “finding medical solutions to this crisis” was a Pfizer priority. But now that the company …
Read More »Trump’s planning for the deployment of the coronavirus vaccine in the United States falls short
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus, public health officials and top US lawmakers are sounding the alarm about lack of planning on the part of the Trump administration for national distribution. FILE PHOTO: United States President …
Read More »We are just beginning to learn how Covid-19 affects the brain :: WRAL.com
By Dr. Minali Nigam and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN CNN – One of the most puzzling aspects of the new coronavirus is the number of organ systems affected during the course of the disease. We have heard about the heart, lungs, and respiratory symptoms, but a growing mystery is their …
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