PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Philadelphia-based eateries will be allowed to reopen with restrictions on Sept. 8, Mayor Kenney announced Thursday. “We need to follow what we are asked to do by the health department,” Kenney said. “I beg you to follow the rules.” Indoor dining will be covered at 25% capacity, …
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Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I strictly follow the direction of our medical experts and strongly encourage others to do the same,” the Louisiana Republican said. Cassidy’s office said he followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, which say to inform other …
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Text size Jeenah Moon / Getty Images Pfizer hopes to get emergency food authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine, produced in collaboration with BioNTech, in October – a timeline that is possible, and not the only positive for the biotech industry, according to a Mizuho …
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HOUSTON – COVID-19 treatment tests containing plasma are being halted after top federal health officials said they needed more data. Plasma is the yellow residue you see after blood comes out. According to researchers, potential life-saving antibodies live in the plasma of a person recovering from COVID-19. The idea is …
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If there is an effective vaccine for coronavirus, experts say it will probably not be enough for all Americans right off the bat. To help determine who should receive the first batch of doses, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security has released a framework for distributing vaccines, reports The …
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