CDC Director Dr Robert Redfield testifies at a First Chamber Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Commission hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Kevin Dietsch | Reuters Deaths attributed to the coronavirus are likely to start declining next week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center Dr. Robert Redfield …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson to begin a fax trial with 60,000 people in September
A Johnson & Johnson building is on display in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Johnson & Johnson are planning to begin what would be the biggest, in the late-stage trial testing a potential coronavirus vaccine in September, the company confirmed Thursday. The phase three trial would enroll up to …
Read More »Russia coronavirus vaccine to test on 40,000 volunteers, according to research institute
A staff member at the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, which produces a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is produced at the institute and other Russian pharmaceutical plants. It will be available to the public on January 1, 2021. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | …
Read More »Germany, Spain record highest daily cases since April
Citizens walk near the pedestrian zone in Guetersloh, western Germany. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Germany and Spain have both recorded their highest respective daily rates of coronavirus infections since April, with other countries in the region also reporting a sharp rise in new cases. Several European countries …
Read More »Airbnb announced ‘world holiday ban’ in public health interest
People are celebrating on a rooftop in Kips Bay as the city continues Phase 4 from reopening due to restrictions imposed to slow down the spread of coronavirus on August 1, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Airbnb announced Thursday a worldwide ban on all parties …
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