Pfizer could have results from its late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial as early as October, CEO Albert Bourla said Thursday. The pharmaceutical company has already enrolled 23,000 volunteers in the phase three trial that began in late July, Bourla said during a QA with the International Federation […]
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HHS Secretary Azar says Nov. 1 coronavirus vaccine deadline has ‘nothing to do with elections’
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar insisted Thursday that the government’s Nov. 1 deadline for states to set up coronavirus vaccine distribution sites has nothing to do with the presidential election two days later. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked governors […]
Coronavirus live updates: Pfizer vaccine trial may have results by October; Walmart plans for virtual toy shopping
The U.S. reported 39,670 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, slightly below the previous seven-day average, but continuing a plateau seen over the past week, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The seven-day average of daily new cases rose by at least […]
Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center Daily News Digest, Sept. 2, 2020
Department of Health:339 New Cases and One Additional COVID-19 DeathAn O‘ahu man, in the 50 to 59-year-old age group, is the 75th person to pass away from coronavirus in Hawai‘i since the beginning of the pandemic. He had underlying conditions and had been in the hospital. […]
COVID-19 vaccine could be just weeks away
Recommended A vaccine to fight coronavirus is what many have been hoping and waiting for the past few months. But doctors say speed could mean the drug is ineffective. “I think it’s good that we are getting the vaccine,” said Allan Pury of Naples. Not […]
Oregon’s COVID-19 deaths reached a new record in August
COVID-19 struck Oregonians the hardest in August — killing at least 124 people in the state, more than in any other month since the pandemic began. Last month’s death toll surpasses that of July, when a then-record 122 people died in Oregon from the disease, […]
COVID-19 cases spike in Lyon Co. this week
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> MARSHALL — Confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported among Lyon County residents rose sharply over the past week, and area officials are taking notice. Members of the county’s Joint Information Center, formed in response to the pandemic, met Wednesday to discuss the […]
Florida reports fewer than 2,500 new COVID-19 cases
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida on Wednesday reported fewer than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, a welcomed change after the state started the seventh month of the coronavirus pandemic with a spike in new cases due to a dump of backlogged tests. Wednesday’s 2,402 new cases followed […]
First COVID-19 death since July recorded in Perth and Kinross
A COVID-19 death has been recorded in Perth and Kinross for the first time since July. The victim, who was over the age of 85, was reported to have been a patient at St Margaret’s Community Hospital in Auchterarder. Cause of reed bed blaze remains […]
Public health warning after increase in COVID-19 cases in Dacorum, Hertfordshire
PUBLISHED: 08:23 03 September 2020 Matt Adams There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in Dacorum. Photo: Sirichai Saengcharnchai/Getty Images/iStockphoto. Sirichai Saengcharnchai/Getty Images/iStockphoto div{ width: 100%; } /* EDP Specific */ .viewAll { margin-top: 0px!important; /* This is set in the “View All” Element, […]