(Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • President Donald Trump said Friday that McKesson would work with the U.S. government to spread a coronavirus vaccine if one is approved. …
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A man wearing a preventative measure wearing a face mask walks past a closed bar in Hong Kong. May James | SOPA images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Hong Kong government on Friday downgraded its full-year forecast following a recent surge in coronavirus cases that threaten to further derail …
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China will supply a candidate for coronavirus vaccines, developed by a unit of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) to Pakistan as part of a trial agreement, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. State-owned Sinopharm is set to work with the University of Karachi on vaccine trials, according to …
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Here are five things you need to know before Friday, August 14th: 1. – Futures of the stock market fall as stimulus hopes to disappear Stock futures fluctuated as investors continued to check the stalemate between lawmakers for further fiscal stimulus and looked ahead to retail sales data for signs …
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Federal health officials have begun preliminary work to establish protocols for a “challenge” trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, including creating a strain of the virus that could be used. Reuters reported it on Friday. A ‘challenge test’ is a controversial idea to deliberately infect a few hundred young, healthy volunteers …
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