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Health unit reports 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor
Two weeks ago, there were only 41 new cases confirmed. So far in the province, 2,751 have died from COVID-19 and 33,407, or 88 per cent of the total cases, have recovered from the virus. That is down from the 164 new cases confirmed on Saturday and the 166 new cases confirmed on Friday. The reported number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is 115 (up by 14), with 37 in intensive care (up ... [Full Article...]
First human trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise
The trials involved 1,077 people. "We are seeing very good immune responses, not just on neutralizing antibodies but of T-cells as well", said Adrian Hill , head of Oxford's Jenner Institute, in an interview. German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and USA company Pfizer announced Monday an agreement with Britain to supply 30 million doses of a vaccine candidate against COVID-19. [Full Article...]
After Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine also shows promising results
The trial showed that volunteers given two doses of the vaccine produced virus-neutralizing antibodies, similar to the U.S. trial. Last month, Professor Adrian Hill , the director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, told a webinar of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology that the "best scenario" would see results from "clinical trials in August and September and deliveries from O... [Full Article...]
Two coronavirus vaccines 'produce immune response'
The project has been backed by 84 million pounds of government funding to help accelerate the vaccine's development. Recently, the government of the United Kingdom has reportedly signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc. More than 130 others are in preclinical trials. The ultimate proof of whether any vaccine works will be large-scale clinical trials that use a flip of the coin to randomly decide w... [Full Article...]
Million dollar babies among Kanye West's campaign ideas
Without elaborating his political plans or pointing out that he does not care whether he wins the presidency, West instead shared details of his personal life, revealing that his father wanted to abort him. During his rally, Kanye claimed that in 2013 Kim "had the pills in her hand" to have an abortion before he got a "message from God" to have the child. [Full Article...]
Jackson County reports highest ever single day new case count
As of Thursday, the CCHD was reporting 76 total cases of the disease, up from 62 cases Tuesday, or a 14-case gain. All of them had existing chronic health conditions, the county stated. Individuals who travel to hot spots in the country, those areas where higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases are reported, are strongly encouraged to get tested for COVID-19 five to seven days after returning fro... [Full Article...]
Trump not ready to commit to poll results
I have to see", Trump told moderator Chris Wallace during a wide-ranging interview on " Fox News Sunday ". He said no, I am not just going to say yes. Party spokesman Phil Shulman says if Trump had taken the pandemic seriously from the start, "we wouldn't see this many Wisconsinites suffering". Trump said that in several pre-election surveys, his popularity is showing a decline and that Biden ... [Full Article...]
UK Clinches Deals on Millions of Doses of 'Promising' COVID-19 Vaccines
Britain secured 30 million doses of the experimental BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, and a deal in principle for 60 million doses of the Valneva vaccine, with an option of 40 million more doses if it was proven to be safe, effective and suitable, the ministry said . [Full Article...]