Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, participates in a round table with US President Donald Trump on plasma donation during a visit to the American Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, USA. ., July 30, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – …
Read More »AstraZeneca reports strong gains and progress from the vaccine. The stock is going up.
Text size fake pictures Shares of AstraZeneca rose on Thursday as new drug sales helped the British pharmaceutical giant exceed expectations in the second quarter. Late-stage trials for its experimental coronavirus vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, have also begun in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, the company …
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 »The eurozone’s GDP contracts at the fastest rate in history, losing 12.1% in the second quarter
Reuters Eurozone GDP fell 12.1% in the second quarter, its biggest decline in history. This is significantly higher than the contraction of the Eurozone GDP of 3.6% from 3.6% Spain was the most affected country, with a decrease of 18.5% compared to the previous quarter. The European Union closed a …
Read More »Young children have higher levels of Covid-19: study
Children under the age of five have 10 to 100 times higher levels of coronavirus genetic material in the nose compared to older children and adults, a study at JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday. Its authors wrote that this meant that young children could be major drivers of Covid-19 transmission within …
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