Moderna’s shares fell as much as 9.4% in midday trading on Thursday after a report said the biotech company’s late-stage trial for a possible coronavirus vaccine would be delayed, possibly a few weeks. The company, which is working with the National Institutes of Health, was expected to begin a phase …
Read More »US coronavirus cases skyrocket by more than 50,600 in a record one-day jump
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site during the new coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Miami Beach, Florida. Lynne Sladky | AP The United States reported more than 50,600 additional cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the largest increase in a single day since the outbreak began, …
Read More »Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he believes the worst of the US coronavirus epidemic “will end in January.”
The worst of the US coronavirus outbreak will end in January with a vaccine or because enough people in the country will have already been infected and have some immunity, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott said Thursday. Gottlieb. The restrictions and guidance put in place to curb …
Read More »The official death toll from coronavirus in the US is a “substantial count”: Yale study
A man who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is wrapped in a body bag in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit of the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA. USA, June 29, 2020. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters The number of confirmed deaths in the US from the …
Read More »WHO warns that some countries may need to reset blockages as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates
Some countries with rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreaks may have to reset blockages and other restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. Countries like Spain and Italy managed to successfully delay serious outbreaks with a comprehensive public health strategy that mobilized …
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