Spain would initially get 20 million vaccine doses, enough to immunize 10 million people, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on state broadcaster TVE, adding that the vaccination would be free. The global collaboration Covax has responded by raising more than US$2 billion from richer nations to purchase vaccines for poorer countries.Pfizer said the candidate vaccine's efficacy was consistent acros... [Full Article...]
The second action announced on Friday aims to make US drug prices more competitive by linking prices paid for prescriptions under Medicare to prices charged for the same drugs in other countries. The worldwide pricing rule would cover many cancer drugs and other medications delivered by infusion or injection in a doctor's office. Council of Economic Advisers acting chairman Tyler Goodspeed on Pr... [Full Article...]
See Saturday's Times Observer for a full story. An average of 190 people have been hospitalized each day since that report, with that number going as high as 207, and as low as 173. 192 patients are now hospitalized for COVID-19 in the Northeast Region of Hospitals, which is up by 4, however, the percentage of ICU beds in use did go down 1% to 85%. [Full Article...]
He added: "These selfish actions of this individual have put our whole state in a very hard situation". "His actions have affected businesses, individuals, family groups and it is completely and utterly unacceptable". Gyms will reopen, funerals will be allowed 50 people and weddings will have a maximum capacity of 150. "The Emergency Management Act requires people to provide information on req... [Full Article...]
This allows longer shelf life and easier transportation of the vaccine. Anthont Fauci, America's top infectious diseases expert, called the Moderna results "striking". Taken together these two vaccines are firmly on course to seek emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration if results hold out in final study results due soon. [Full Article...]
More than 900 staff members of the Midwest Mayo Clinic system have tested positive for the novel COVID-19 within the past two weeks. Since the pandemic began, about 2,981 of the company employees have been infected. "We do this because we care about our communities", said Williams in the update. We don't want families to lose loved ones. "We will achieve this, but we must be safe, protect each o... [Full Article...]
Social media can be a double-edged sword , so it's good to hear Selly figured out how to use it to her advantage - and to spread such an important message, normalizing getting mental health help! It was noticed during the last American presidential elections. [Full Article...]
The outbreak in Equateur erupted as Ebola fighters were still battling the epidemic in the east and amid tough measures, since eased, to combat the coronavirus. World Health Organization said Equateur Province was also the site of the country's 9th Ebola outbreak, which was overcome in a little over three months in 2018 and had half as many cases reported. [Full Article...]