FILE PHOTO: FS Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Speaks to the First Chamber Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Coronavirus Disease Response (COVID-19), in Washington, USA, May 12, 2020. Win McNamee / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, decided …
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Shares of CureVac NV rose Thursday after the German biotech company said it was in advanced talks to deliver at least 225 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine to EU member states. CureVac said talks with the EC, the executive arm of the European Union, include an option to …
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Provided display of the map. See the full version below.Image: Anthony Fauci, David Morens / sel Here’s the most depressing map you’ll probably see this week, thanks to Anthony Fauci, head of the American National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The map, packaged in a recent paper co-written by …
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said most of its companies are now back to “healthy growth” as China recovers from the COVID-19 crisis. The Chinese e-commerce giant topped revenue and revenue expectations with its fiscal report in the first quarter beginning Thursday, although its shares were 1.6% off in midday trading. …
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