The Trump administration official in charge of the country’s COVID-19 testing strategy said Thursday that the U.S. is doing enough testing and removing critics who say otherwise. “It’s just a false statement – and I’m tired of hearing it from people who are not involved in the system – that …
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(News) The US registered nearly 1,500 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, making it the deadliest day of a pandemic since mid-May, according to the Washington Post. The figures include 105 deaths in Georgia, 342 in Texas, and 45 in North Carolina, ties to the one-day death record set by the state …
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EMTs transferring a patient from the acute care covid-19 unit at Harbourview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington on May 7, 2020Photo: Karen Ducey (Getty Images) The beginning of the covid-19 pandemic in the US may have been earlier and much larger than official records indicate, according to a new study. …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber puts his money where his mouth is
(News) – Andrew Lloyd Webber is worried about getting audiences back to the theater, which is why he is now participating in a trial with coronavirus vaccines from Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. “I’m excited to be vaccinated tomorrow for the Oxford Covid 19 trial,” the composer said on …
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