AstraZeneca Plc fell from a record in New York trade after data for the company’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate, while promising, fueled concerns about whether it can match competitors. Bernstein analysts led by Ronny Gal said the vaccine, developed in association with the University of Oxford, showed initial positive data, but …
Read More »Trump says coronavirus briefings will return and calls with a mask are “patriotic”
President Trump said Monday coronavirus briefings they’re coming back, partly because they were so popular. “I was doing it and we had a lot of people watching, record numbers watching,” Trump said. But the president stopped holding them in late April, as polls showed they were hurting him politically. He …
Read More »Full results of the dexamethasone trial confirm benefits
The full results of a randomized low-dose dexamethasone clinical trial confirmed previous preliminary findings that it could save the lives of up to a third of hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications from COVID-19. The RECOVERY (Randomized Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial led by the University of Oxford found that …
Read More »Chicago Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions As Cases Increase
Chicago announced Monday that it will tighten coronavirus restrictions, including for bars, restaurants, gyms, and personal services, as it experiences an increase in COVID-19 cases. The city reinstatement of restrictions, which will take effect on Friday at 12:01 am, It occurs when Chicago has seen its seven-day average increase in …
Read More »EU leaders make progress on the region’s recovery fund
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte watches alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and French President Emmanuel Macron, before the start of the European Council building in Brussels, on July 18, 2020. Francisco Seco | AFP | fake pictures The 27 governments of the European …
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