The coronavirus of 2020 and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have many differences and share many similarities, but they also combine at one point: their impact on the economy and employment, and in particular, how richer people had better opportunities to survive their respective pandemics. Both pandemics involve new, …
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After expressing frustration over the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, and controversy caused by the Food and Drug Administration publicly linking the “deep state” conspiracy theory, Donald Trump announced on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma to, a method that has been used to treat flu and …
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Coronavirus will be “forever” and people will probably need regular vaccinations against it, said a former chief scientific adviser to the UK government. Prof Mark Walport, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), compared the virus to influenza, saying that repeated inoculations on a global scale would …
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PHOTO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2020 National Policy Council in Arlington, Virginia, US, August 21, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration, without providing evidence, …
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Text size Data from BioNTech and Pfizer were particularly promising. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images After a hiatus from a late summer break, the news of a Covid-19 vaccine is heating up again as a handful of leading programs are rapidly moving to a decisive phase. Reports from several companies …
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