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Watch live: The World Health Organization holds a press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic
Sep 22, 2020The coronavirus has infected more than 31 million people worldwide and killed at least 961,200 people, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins...
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Not trusting the FDA, Black doctors’ group creates panel to vet Covid-19 vaccines
Sep 22, 2020The committee is meant to safeguard against any unscientific guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, STAT News...
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Men take more travel risks than women and buy more trip insurance, survey finds
Sep 22, 2020A survey from Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection finds that while men are more likely to take risks when it comes to travel in the age of Covid-19, they're also more likely to hedge their bets by buying travel...
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Trump's coronavirus vaccine czar says U.S. could immunize 'most susceptible' Americans by December
Sep 22, 2020The U.S. could also immunize "most of the elderly" and health-care workers in January 2021, said Dr. Moncef Slaoui, who is leading the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed,...
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Health-care stocks fall on uncertainty over Supreme Court and Obamacare
Sep 22, 2020Health insurer and hospitals stocks sink on Supreme Court uncertainty...
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Sep 22, 2020Dow futures pointed to a sharp decline at Monday's open as the stock market comes off three straight weeks of...
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Bill Gates says it's 'outrageous' that Americans still can't get coronavirus test results in 24 hours
Sep 21, 2020The Microsoft co-founder criticized the current state of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic on "Fox News...
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Singapore's food tech startups are serving up lab-grown milk and 'fake' shrimp dumplings
Sep 21, 2020Start-ups are introducing plant-based and lab-grown food products to boost self-sufficiency and reduce Singapore's food security concerns amid the coronavirus...
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Trump says U.S. will manufacture enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American by April
Sep 19, 2020President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will manufacture at least 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses before the end of the year with enough to inoculate every American by...
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WHO says parts of Europe reporting 'worrying' rise in coronavirus hospitalizations
Sep 19, 2020Hospitalizations have doubled every eight days in the U.K., and parts of France have reported reaching capacity in their intensive-care units, WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said....
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Sep 19, 2020U.S. stock futures pointed to a mixed open Friday on Wall Street, with recently beaten-up tech stocks getting a boost....
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CDC reverses controversial coronavirus guidance that said people without symptoms may not need a test
Sep 19, 2020The new guidance says that people without symptoms who have been in close contact with an infected person "need a...
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World's largest medical glove maker sees strong growth ahead as pandemic sparks global surge in demand
Sep 19, 2020Malaysia's Top Glove still expects "very strong" growth ahead, following its blockbuster earnings report on Thursday, the firm's managing director Lee Kim Meow told CNBC on...
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'Pandemic fatigue' leads to resurgence of coronavirus in Europe where cases hit fresh records in France and Spain
Sep 19, 2020"Pandemic fatigue" has set in across parts of Europe, where the outbreak is on the rise again in some countries that were hailed early on for stamping out massive...
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WHO says the coronavirus is killing about 50,000 people a week: 'That is not where we want to be'
Sep 19, 2020"The energy has not gone out of this pandemic," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program, warned Friday....
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Watch live: The World Health Organization holds a press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic
Sep 19, 2020Israel on Friday entered a second nationwide lockdown, shuttering restaurants, hotels, gyms and more, amid soaring new cases and as the Jewish High Holiday season...
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Moderna expects to know if its coronavirus vaccine works by November, CEO says
Sep 18, 2020Moderna could have enough Covid-19 vaccine data by October, but that's unlikely, CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday....
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Delta increases frequent flyer-backed debt sale to $9 billion
Sep 18, 2020Delta says it's raising more debt backed by its frequent flyer...
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'Very serious situation' unfolding in Europe, WHO warns, as cases rise dramatically
Sep 18, 2020"Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in Europe in March," the WHO's regional director for Europe said...
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Yale president emeritus says there's a 'tremendous' gap between students due to Covid-19
Sep 18, 2020The pandemic has had a "massive impact" on students, and there's a widening gap between those who can tap on online learning and those who can't, says Yale University's president...
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