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Jan 25 2022
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Pfizer-BioNTech Begins Omicron-focused Study to Compare COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Pfizer-BioNTech has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially altered to combat the Omicron variant.
The study will involve three trials in adults ages 18-55 to determine if a vaccine specifically for the Omicron variant is more effective than the shots that are currently given.
It is not clear that a change in the vaccine will be ordered, since
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Feb 17 2021
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Biden Promotes Agenda in CNN Town Hall
On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden made his first major political trip outside Washington, DC as president to make the case for his agenda in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The president is seeking to build support for a fifth COVID-19 relief bill. He also is expressing optimism that schools will open by late spring.
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Oct 08 2020
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Perspectives: The 2020 Vice Presidential Debate
Separated by plexiglass barriers, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris sparred over the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during Wednesday's vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City.
The debate highlighted a number of policy differences between the two parties, though both candidates avoided answering some questions and instead stressed points
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Oct 13 2022
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Health Authorities Approve Updated COVID-19 Boosters for Kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5.
Key Quotes: "Since children have gone back to school in person and people are resuming pre-pandemic behaviors and activities," risk of COVID-19 exposure is rising, said the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in a statement.
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Dec 07 2021
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Perspectives: Florida's COVID-19 Situation
A low rate of new COVID-19 cases, the governor's pandemic-era policies and the Omicron variant have thrust Florida's COVID-19 situation into the spotlight once again.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is known for supporting looser COVID-19 regulations and standing against government-enforced vaccine and mask mandates. As of Tuesday, the average number of new COVID-19 cases each day in Florida
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Mar 09 2020
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Wall Street Trade Temporarily Halted as S&P Drops 7% at Opening
Trading on the U.S. stock exchanges was halted briefly after opening on Monday, as the S&P 500 fell 7% due in part to fallout from the coronavirus and global sparring over oil prices.
The 15-minute halt followed rules implemented after the stock market plunge of 2008-2009.
This post was updated to make mention of the oil market.
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Apr 15 2021
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Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since March 2020
Americans filed 576,000 initial jobless claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, falling to their lowest level since March 2020.
While this is still above the levels of around 220,000 that prevailed before the coronavirus hit the U.S. economy, the economy is showing signs of improvement as vaccination rates power consumer spending, governments relax restrictions on
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Sep 06 2022
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Federal Health Officials Suggest People May Need Annual COVID-19 Shots
Annual COVID-19 shots may be encouraged going forward, according to federal health officials.
Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said at a briefing that "in the absence of a dramatically different variant, we likely are moving towards a path of vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annual updated COVID-19 shots matched to the currently
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Sep 15 2021
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Remain High, as Some Question the Number's Accuracy
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has fallen in recent weeks but remains high after rising for most of the summer. Now, new research is questioning the number's relevance.
The current 7-day average of new COVID-19 hospitalizations is 11,754 as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some hospitals in the South and elsewhere are reportedly
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Nov 26 2021
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Nations Enact Travel Bans, Stock Markets Slide as New COVID-19 Variant Emerges
A new COVID-19 variant emerging in southern Africa has prompted new travel bans and stock market panic around the world.
Known as B.1.1.529, scientists say the variant is "spreading very fast," has "many more mutations than we have expected" and might be more transmissible than other variants. The World Health Organization is meeting Friday to discuss the variant. The United Kingdom,
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