Previously, public data had already disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website after the Trump administration quietly transferred control of the information to the Department of Health and Human Services. Since the pandemic began, CDC has regularly released data on the availability of hospital beds and intensive …
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Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson’s second-quarter earnings fell 35% from the same period last year, as the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to postpone elective surgeries, strongly impacting the company’s medical device business. J&J earned $ …
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The Trump administration confirmed on Wednesday that it ordered hospitals to send data on coronavirus patients directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The change raised questions about the integrity of the process. Some former health officials fear the …
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Moderna’s shares rose 12% on Wednesday after the biotech company released promising data on its potential coronavirus vaccine trial, saying it generated a “robust” immune response. The vaccine candidate produced neutralizing antibodies, which scientists believe is important for developing immunity to the virus, in the 45 patients evaluated in the …
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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, offers a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2020. Jim Watson | AFP | fake pictures President Donald Trump again insisted Tuesday that the United States would have fewer cases of coronavirus …
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