The Latest News about coronavirus

The federal government granted a fast-track designation to two potential coronavirus vaccines, opening up the possibility for large-scale testing this month, according to the drugs’ manufacturers. American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and European partner BioNTech announced the designation in a press release Monday. A fast track designation is a process designed to expedite the development of important drugs, according to the ...

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New York City canceled all large gatherings through September but won’t regulate social justice protests, Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on CNN. The city cancelled street fairs, outdoor concerts and parades due to health concerns, de Blasio told Wolf Blitzer in an interview Thursday night. De Blasio said it’s “just not time” for events that draw ...

Roger Stone is scheduled to report next Tuesday to a federal prison that has seen a surge this week in coronavirus cases, though President Donald Trump has hinted he may grant clemency to his longtime friend. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on June 26 rejected Stone’s request to delay his surrender to federal custody until Sept. 1. The Obama ...

Starbucks announced Thursday that beginning July 15, it will require customers to wear facial coverings while visiting all company-owned stores in the U.S. “The company is committed to playing a constructive role in supporting health and government officials as they work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” Starbucks said in a statement posted Thursday. Starbucks employees have been required to ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alongside the New Jersey and Connecticut governors, announced Tuesday that visitors from three more hotspot states would need to quarantine when traveling to their states. Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma were added to the list first created in June, bringing the total number of states under the order to 19, according to a press release accompanying the announcement. ...

Arizona is in short supply of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and may have to send patients elsewhere as coronavirus cases soar in the border state, according to the mayor of Tucson. “Any day, we’re going to have to be sending patients to other states because of our lack of capacity,” Tucson Mayor Regina Romero told CNN Tuesday. “We need help. ...

While many schools across the U.S. are still deciding what fall will look like, new data shows that moms have already decided it will include more time at home – and they are shopping and getting prepared in a whole new way for the first day of class this fall. According to a new survey by online retailer Zulily, moms say their ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join administration officials, teachers, administrators and students in a conversation about safely returning our children to school in the fall. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT and the president and first lady will join at 3:00 p.m. EDT. Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through ...

Millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses are being made before testing has been completed to expedite the process, National Institutes of Health director Francis S. Collins told New York Magazine. At least four vaccines are being prepared for large-scale testing involving 30,000 volunteers, which could begin this month, said Collins, New York Magazine reported. Pharmaceutical company Novavax became the fourth ...

President Trump has been proved right again with another shockingly successful hydroxychloroquine study, done by the Henry Ford Health System and published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.  This new explosive study proves the experts at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been proved wrong—again. Those experts have often said that the ...

Researched published Friday suggests that hydroxychloroquine helped some patients survive the coronavirus while staying in the hospital. President Donald Trump touted the drug in April, telling reporters at the time that the anti-malarial drug is showing “tremendous promise.” Other research published in June found that the use of hydroxychloroquine “was not associated with either a greatly lowered or an increased risk” of ...

America’s birthday will look very different this year – with more than 60% of us staying home and avoiding gatherings with others. That’s the finding of new Harris Poll data released today as the country heads into the holiday weekend. While citizens remain divided on issues of race, politics and culture, we are united as ever on the importance of ...

The U.S. economy gained 4.8 million jobs in June, while the unemployment declined to 11.1% , according to Department of Labor data released Friday. Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, and the number of unemployed persons fell by 3.2 million to 17.8 million. These numbers mark the second ...

A coronavirus vaccine spearheaded by Pfizer and BioNTech bolstered immune response to the virus in some, but in others — especially in large doses — the experimental drug caused fevers and other side effects, a study released Wednesday by Pfizer revealed. Researchers reported “moderate increases” in immune response to the COVID-19 pathogen in those that received low and medium doses ...