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Roughly 62 percent of Americans believe political pressure from the Trump administration will cause the Food and Drug Administration to expedite approval of a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day, a new poll found.
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U.S. Testing Mix-and-Match COVID Booster Shots - The Washington Informer
The National Institutes of Health is beginning a clinical trial to determine whether getting a different brand of coronavirus vaccine for a booster shot is safe and effective. The post U.S. Testing Mix-and-Match COVID Booster Shots appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Kenya: Wait for Second Covid-19 Dose, Don't Panic - Kagwe
[Nairobi News] Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the government is doing all it can to avail vaccines to Kenyans, amid shortages.
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What’s This New Covid-19 Antibody Treatment Everyone’s Talking About? | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
While there are vaccines available for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), that’s not the end of the story for the disease. Scientists still need to determine effective treatment options for persons who have been infected. In line with that aim, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently
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Moderna Hits Key Enrollment Milestone in Vaccine Trial, On Track for December Debut
Moderna has finished enrolling all 30,000 of the participants in its U.S. clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, putting the company on pace to have a public-ready product by December, the drugmaker announced Thursday.
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Jamaica looks to Cuba, India, China for more COVID vaccines
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says more than 16 per cent of Jamaica’s population could be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, if efforts to secure safe vaccines outside of the COVAX Facility materialise. The Government...
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Johnson & Johnson appeals for approval of one-shot vaccine | L.A. Focus News
By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. J&J’s vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States — Dr Anthony Fauci said if Americans don't start following public health recommendations US coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000
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Drew: What to know about the COVID – 19 vaccines
By Samuetta Hill Drew After nearly a year of a surprise attack by a global pandemic invasion named COVID-19, relief seems to be on the way with the two newly created vaccines. Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and
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People ventured out to beaches over the weekend without masks and failed to keep their distance
Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana over the weekend — many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as officials have tirelessly highlighted the importance of both in order to prevent another surge of
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Vaccinations: Here’s why you need to wait 42 days between jabs
The Department of Health has explained why one needs to wait 42 days between their first and second vaccination. Here’s what you need to know.
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Over 1,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given To High-risk Health Workers In Washington State - The Seattle Medium
The Department of Health (DOH) was contacted by Operation Warp Speed yesterday evening and told that Washington’s Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine allocation will be 44,850 doses rather than the 74,100 doses we were expecting to
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Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels | Dallas Weekly
As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press
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Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks. The move comes as domestic demand for shots drops and global disparities in distribution have grown more evident
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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — “A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one
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Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that 'directed' microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China.The study commissioned by the State Department and released Saturday is the latest
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective – Dallas Post Tribune
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and LINDA A. JOHNSON A sign with the Pfizer logo stands outside the corporate headquarters of Pfizer Canada in Montreal, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. On Monday, the company said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it
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FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir - TheGrio
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through... View Article The post FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir appeared first on TheGrio.
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Angola: COVID-19 - Cuango Trains Health Technicians
Cuango — At least twenty four health technicians, including nurses and doctors, have been trained to handle positive cases of covid-19 in Cuango municipality, Lunda Norte
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest.
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Vaccine Distribution Another Example of White Privilege | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An African American nurse in New York earned distinction as the first person in the country to receive a vaccination, and Meharry Medical College President Dr. James Hildreth, a Black man, sat on the FDA board that approved the vaccines. Now, concern has shifted from whether
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Trump: I'm taking hydroxychloroquine - VIDEO
US President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting
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Africa: G7 Summit - Rich Governments' Support of Big Pharma Monopolies 'Could Kill Millions of People'
Press Release - UK continues to oppose plans to waive Covid-19 patents and share technology Cornwall, host of this year's summit, has administered more vaccinations than 22 African countries combined 'The failure to fight pharma monopolies has created staggering inequalities in vaccine
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Africa: Who Can Take the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine?
[WHO] WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has issued its policy recommendations for the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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Md. Company Starting Clinical Trials for Vaccine Nasal Spray - The Washington Informer
A Maryland pharmaceutical company is soliciting volunteers for Phase 1 clinical trials to test its nasal spray coronavirus vaccine. The post Md. Company Starting Clinical Trials for Vaccine Nasal Spray appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Two Texas Deputies Charged with Manslaughter In 2019 ‘Live PD’ Death of Black Man Who Was Chased Over High Beam Lights - The New York Beacon
Two former Texas sheriff’s deputies were arrested on manslaughter charges Tuesday in the 2019 death of a Black man who died after a police chase that was filmed for the series “Live PD.” Javier Ambler died after deputies pursued him on a road for 22 minutes after he
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Malcolm X Day Celebration returns virtually with All-Star Panel and Performers | Dallas Weekly
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Allegheny County health director says COVID-19 case counts keep dropping | New Pittsburgh Courier
About 68% of Allegheny County’s entire population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and daily caseloads of the virus continue to follow a steady, several-week-long decline. Daily case counts in the last week have dropped to fewer than 130 new cases reported a day, according to
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