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Britain tries to cool AstraZeneca concerns as its CEO touts a new vaccine trial
Nov 28, 2020Britain has asked its medicine regulator to assess the vaccine for a temporary supply, which could mean it's rolled out in the country before the end of the year....
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Oxford, WHO scientists say more data needed on AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine trials
Nov 28, 2020More data is needed from AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine trials beyond what was presented in a press release, experts from the WHO and Oxford University said....
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Watch live: World Health Organization holds a briefing on Covid as Europe's outbreak appears to slow
Nov 28, 2020The World Health Organizations is holding a briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic as cases in Europe begin to show signs of slowing after a handful of countries shuttered their economies for...
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Singapore's co-developed vaccine candidate is in 'good shape' for delivery in 2021
Nov 27, 2020Positive results were announced by Singapore's Covid vaccine candidate ARCT-021, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics together with Duke-NUS Medical...
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No ski resorts and no fireworks: How Europeans will spend Christmas this year
Nov 27, 2020There's one thing that most people are agreed upon: Christmas is not likely to be the same this...
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Coronavirus mutations do not appear to be helping it spread more rapidly, study says
Nov 27, 2020It comes as drugmakers and research centers scramble to deliver a safe and effective vaccine to help bring an end to the coronavirus...
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World’s largest medical glove maker becomes the epicenter of Malaysia’s Covid resurgence
Nov 27, 2020Top Glove has shut 20 manufacturing sites in Malaysia after thousands of workers tested positive for the coronavirus...
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Deutsche Bank bullish about the 2021 economic recovery — but there are two key risks
Nov 27, 2020Deutsche Bank upgraded its global growth outlook for 2021 but cautioned that two key risks could still spoil the economic recovery from the coronavirus...
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AstraZeneca and Oxford defend Covid vaccine trials after questions raised in the U.S.
Nov 27, 2020“We believe that this product will never be licensed in the U.S.,” one group of critical U.S.-based analysts wrote this week....
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Health care is going digital and that could make it 'almost free,' says tech investor Tim Draper
Nov 26, 2020In future, artificial intelligence will help to diagnose patients and develop the medicine required at "very low costs," says venture capitalist Tim...
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‘We should be substantially back to normal’ by summer 2021, says Operation Warp Speed's chief science advisor
Nov 26, 2020Operation Warp Speed's Chief Science Advisor Moncef Slaoui said, “We hope that we'd have vaccinated 70% to 80% of the U.S. population by May or June of...
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'It’s been crazy' — Maker of ultra-cold freezers sees surge in demand to store Covid vaccines
Nov 26, 2020"Right now, we are out of everything," Dan Hensler of So-Low Environmental Equipment told...
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Covid cases are exploding across U.S. and Thanksgiving could be an 'accelerator event'
Nov 26, 2020"I'm not scared for the day itself, but for what's going to happen, two, three and four weeks later," Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician in Rhode Island,...
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New York Gov. Cuomo says 'states are broke' and need federal funding to distribute Covid vaccine
Nov 26, 2020Cuomo said distributing a vaccine is going to be much harder than anticipated, citing the early difficulties states had in administering Covid...
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The CDC is expected to shorten Covid quarantine time, something most everyone seems to agree on
Nov 26, 2020"I mean, frankly we probably should have done this sooner," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told CNBC....
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The challenges Pfizer faces distributing its Covid-19 vaccine to the masses
Nov 26, 2020Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, made in partnership with BioNTech, needs to be stored at subzero temperatures and distribution challenges lie...
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Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on Covid as cases climb
Nov 26, 2020On Monday, Cuomo announced that the state would reopen a temporary field hospital on Staten Island to help treat an influx of coronavirus...
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Pentagon sees uptick in coronavirus cases in military as major holidays approach
Nov 26, 2020The Pentagon also recorded more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the sister service branches, a new record for the military in a 24-hour...
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Nov 26, 2020Stocks looked to take a breather on Wednesday following a banner day on Wall Street....
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