Medical
Judge stops Trump expelling minors who illegally cross border from Mexico alone
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop deporting minor immigrants on the grounds that they are a coronavirus threat. In a two-page order, Judge Sullivan wrote that unaccompanied migrant children must be granted protections established by Congress, which gives some immigrants who enter the chance to apply for asylum, and bars migrant children from being deported. [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly, trial results by Christmas
But rival drugmakers Pfizer Inc PFE.N , BioNTech 22UAy.F and Moderna Inc MRNA.O have in the past 10 days edged ahead, releasing data from late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials that shows more than 90% efficacy. Dr Maheshi Ramasamy, an investigator at the Oxford Vaccine Group, said: "We were pleased to see that our vaccine was not only well tolerated in older adults, but also stimulated similar immu... [Full Article...]
First jabs in ‘days’ as Pfizer vaccine passes safety checks
This result also follows a preliminary data report from Moderna about their own Phase 3 trial of their vaccine candidate, which they reported showed 94.5% effectiveness. Scientists have welcomed the news that older people will achieve a good level of protection, with those over 65 years deemed to be at higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19 or death. [Full Article...]
California Medical Association officials attended French Laundry dinner party with Gavin Newsom
Photos released Tuesday night by FOX 11 showed a maskless Mr. CEO Dustin Corcoran and top CMA lobbyist Janus Norman were among the guests seated next to Mr. "The spirit of what I'm preaching all the time was contradicted, and I've got to own that". The woman who snapped the photos of Mr. Photos show the room has walls on three sides and a sliding glass door that opens to a patio. [Full Article...]
Early Trials Of Chinese Company's Vaccine Show It Triggers An Immune Response
This, the biotech said, is based on its experience with other vaccines and data from preclinical studies with macaques. "The WHO has outlined a number of critical factors for COVID-19 vaccines, including that they must be targeted at the most at-risk groups including older adults". [Full Article...]
Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas
SII and ICMR finished enrolment for Phase-III Covishield vaccine that was developed at Pune with a master seed from Oxford-AstraZenenca. No serious adverse health events related to the vaccine were seen in the participants. "The study includes only healthy participants and not those with co-morbidities or who are frail", the Lancet reports. Biological E began Phase-I and II combined trials o... [Full Article...]
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Could Be Delivered Next Month
Scientists have welcomed the news that older people will achieve a good level of protection, with those over 65 years deemed to be at higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19 or death. "We're expecting, hopefully from Pfizer, at the end of November-early December, trying to get you know that full information", she said. Both vaccines use mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) technology to deliver... [Full Article...]
Douglas and Chelan counties show another big jump in COVID-19 cases
Janice K. Smith, a Bell County Local Health Authority. "However, the ongoing high level of disease activity in Lake County, and across OH, is resulting in alarming numbers of cases and exposed contacts that exceed the capacity of the public health workforce in almost all jurisdictions". [Full Article...]