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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A woman holds a small bottle labeled “COVID-19 Vaccine” and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. Given Ruvic | Reuters More than 100 prominent scientists, including 15 Nobel laureates, are calling healthy volunteers to expose themselves to the coronavirus to see if the Covid-19 vaccines …
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Abigail Disney told CNBC on Thursday that it does not understand Walt Disney’s decision to reopen his company’s theme parks in Florida, a state that is watching coronavirus cases soar. “I am not seeing the same information that they are seeing, but given what I know … I am confused …
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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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