BERLIN (AP) – Many German states came close to a “severe lockdown” on Tuesday as officials warned that persistent coronavirus infections could flood hospitals and many are ignoring existing epidemic restrictions. The governor of Saxony, Michael Kretsmer, announced that schools and most stores would be closed from Monday to January …
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Tesla Inc. TSLA 0.30% Chief executive Elon Musk said he has relocated to Texas, becoming one of the top executives to leave Silicon Valley during a coronavirus epidemic. He said the move had been going on for months and California lamented that the state was happy with its innovations and …
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Hospitals are scrambling for plans to determine if health care workers can receive the Covid-19 vaccine first, with the expectation of an initial supply of the amount needed to vaccinate all high-priority employees. Enough is expected to deliver the December vaccine to about 200 million people, according to federal officials. …
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Governments are moving toward approving the first vaccines to contain Covid-19, but public concerns about dosage safety are threatening to undermine those efforts. A survey by the University of Hamburg found that about 40% of respondents in seven European countries were hesitant or unwilling to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccine …
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(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some recent scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find a cure for the disease caused by the virus, Covid-19, and a vaccine. July 21, 2017, A woman puts a gauze on her finger after a blood sugar test at …
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