Tag: Vaccine
U.S. Regulators Post Positive Review Of Pfizer Vaccine Data
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["WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 ― offering the world’s first detailed look at the eviden...
Biden Advisers To Meet Vaccine Firms As Trump Stalls Handoff
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["WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost t...
Why Experts Say Teachers Should Be Prioritized For The COVID-19 Vaccine
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[]["The U.K. has become the first country to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, and the United States likely will not be far behind. It is plausible that there will be two COVID-19 vaccines available for ...
Studies Suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Safe And Effective
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["New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may help protect those over 55 — a key concern for...
Cuomo Bashes Trump, Threatens Legal Action For Equal Access To COVID-19 Vaccine
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["Gov. Andrew Cuomo tore into Donald Trump on Sunday after the president’s threat to hold up COVID-19 vaccine distribution to his state — and warned he’s prepared to sue for equal access for New Yorkers. “I’ve tried t...
Obama Says He Will Get Safe COVID-19 Vaccine, Maybe On TV
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["Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he planned to take a COVID-19 vaccine, possibly on television in an effort to encourage Americans to do the same, if officials said it was safe. “I will be taking it...
Trump: Millions Of Americans Getting COVID-19 Is ‘Terrific’ And A ‘Powerful Vaccine’
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["President Donald Trump on Tuesday spun the high number of Americans who have been infected with COVID-19 as “terrific,” claiming falsely that all those cases serve as a “powerful vaccine.” “I think that the vaccine ...
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Nearly 95% Effective, Early Data Shows
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["For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in th...
Anthony Fauci Backtracks After Claiming UK ‘Rushed’ COVID-19 Vaccine Approval
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["America’s top infectious disease expert has rowed back from a suggestion that the U.K. approved a COVID-19 vaccine too quickly. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
Fauci Warns Trump’s Stalled Handoff To Biden Could Delay Vaccine Rollout
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["Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert on the White House’s coronavirus task force, suggested Monday that President Donald Trump’s delayed handoff to President-elect Joe Biden could slow the coronaviru...
Dolly Parton ‘Saved The World’ By Funding Coronavirus Vaccine, Twitter Users Say
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["Country music legend Dolly Parton gave fans another reason to cheer this week when her name circulated on Twitter as a funding source for a promising coronavirus vaccine. A tweet showed the “Dolly Parton COVID-19 Re...
Is It Safe For Pregnant Women To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
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[]["Guido Mieth via Getty ImagesA COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be rolled out soon, but it's unclear how safe it will be for pregnant women, who have been excluded from clinical trials thus far.After an astonishingly ...
Stocks Surge On Encouraging News About Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
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["ASSOCIATED PRESS A stock ticker with Pfizer stock information is shown at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are surging Monday, catapulting Wall Stree...
America’s Doctors Say COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Must Start Including Kids—Now
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[]["microgen via Getty ImagesThe American Academy of Pediatrics continues to argue for including children in COVID-19 vaccine trials as soon as possible.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is sounding the alarm o...