The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s chief infectious disease official, says a vaccine trial with the participation of 30,000 people will begin this summer. He also told Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg …
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Missouri plans to spend $ 15 million in federal aid for the coronavirus to promote tourism in the state, Governor Mike Parson (R) announced Thursday. Parson called the tourism industry “a great way to support Missouri businesses” at his press conference Thursday, adding: “With everything else going, it is still …
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(Reuters) – British Airways, the world’s largest Boeing 747 operator, said Thursday night that it would withdraw its entire fleet of jumbo jets with immediate effect due to the slowdown in the travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxi at San Francisco …
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A leading vaccinologist warned Thursday that the United States was on track to see a dramatically higher number of serious infections from the coronavirus outbreak, signaling rising death rates across the country. Peter Jay Hotez, vaccine specialist and dean of Baylor College’s National School of Tropical Medicine, told MSNBC’s “MTP …
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FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, lined up outside a test site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) installed inside a gym in Laval, in the department of Mayenne, France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe / File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday accelerated plans to make the …
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