(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson began human safety trials in the US on Thursday for its COVID-19 vaccine after publishing details of a study in monkeys that showed its best-performing candidate vaccine offered strong protection in a single dose. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed …
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Brazilian First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19 weeks after her husband, President Jair Bolsonaro, announced that he had done the same. She is in “good health” and follows established health protocols, according to a statement on Wednesday. Michelle Bolsonaro is being monitored by a presidential medical team. The …
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MINNEAPOLIS – As more schools in the US delay reopening or opt for online learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, new simulation shows how coronavirus could spread in the classroom and what it can do to prevent it. Researchers at the University of Minnesota, who study the spread of the coronavirus, …
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On Thursday, the Senate rejected two competing proposals for coronavirus relief as the deadline for extending improved unemployment benefits approaches, and Congress struggles to break a deadlock over a fifth stimulus bill. The floor drama comes as the $ 600 federal boost to unemployment benefits passed as part of the …
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Leader of the Senate majority Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Pelosi snuggles up to presidents on surprise billing, but elusive McConnell deal opens door to smaller coronavirus relief deal Republican Party seeks ‘Plan B’ as coronavirus talks hit the MORE wall (R-Ky.) He’s turning the Senate into a fight for …
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