Category: breaking-news

Pfizer, BioNTech To Seek Emergency Approval For Covid-19 Vaccine On Friday

Clinical trials show the vaccine to be 95% effective at preventing Covid-19.

World Health Organization Rejects Remdesivir, The Antiviral Trump Took For Covid-19, Saying There’s No Evidence It Helps Recovery Or Survival

Remdesivir is one of the only drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat Covid-19.

FDA Gives Emergency Approval To Covid-19 Treatment That Combines Eli Lilly Arthritis Drug With Remdesivir

This is the first drug combination given emergency approval by the FDA for the coronavirus.

Ben Carson Says He Took Oleandrin, An FDA-Rejected Supplement Touted By MyPillow Founder, As Coronavirus Treatment

The FDA said the manufacturer did not provide enough evidence it is safe.

Denmark Says Mutant Covid-19 Strain From Mink Is ‘Most Likely’ Extinct

After more than 200 people caught mink-related Covid-19, the country ordered the culling of its entire 17-million-strong herd of mink.

Europe Finally Sees Coronavirus Case Decrease, WHO Reports

More than 15 million Europeans have contracted the virus, including 4 million this month.

Tyson Foods Managers Placed Bets On How Many Workers Would Catch Covid-19, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges

The lawsuit alleges Tyson displayed a “wilful and wanton disregard for worker safety” in a plant where over 1,000 employees caught Covid-19.

Oxford Vaccine Induces ‘Robust’ Immune Response In Older Adults, Early Findings Show

Older adults, who are most at risk from the coronavirus, usually respond less well to vaccines.

Lead Researcher Behind Controversial Danish Study Says You Should Still Wear A Mask

Critics of mask-wearing policies used a Danish study on mask-wearing to bolster their claims such policies are ineffective, but scientists, including those involved with the study, disagree.

HHS Secretary Azar: Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Could Start In Weeks

The forecast comes as there are spikes nationwide and the U.S. has soared past 11 million cases.