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Dec 10 2020
Background
You Can Trust the Coronavirus Vaccines
On Tuesday, doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered to members of the public, for the first time ever, anywhere, in Great Britain. The United States is expected to follow suit later this week. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have reviewed the data from Pfizer’s clinical trials and confirmed that the vaccine meets both its safety and efficacy standards, suggesting
National Review (News)Nov 16 2020
News
Did the coronavirus cost Trump reelection?
The coronavirus pandemic changed nearly everything about the 2020 election. Fears about the safety of in-person voting led to unprecedented use of mail-in ballots. Candidates were forced to suspend on-the-ground campaigning for months. Instead of the result being announced on election night, the race wasn’t called in Joe Biden’s favor for several days.
Heading into Election Day, it
Yahoo! The 360Feb 26 2023
News
Coronavirus most likely originated from a lab leak, US department concludes
A lab leak is the most likely culprit for the COVID-19 respiratory illness that devastated the world, the U.S. Energy Department reportedly concluded.
Leaning on new intelligence, the department, which oversees numerous United States labs and research centers, made a judgment in "low confidence" that a lab leak is the most likely origin of the pandemic, per a classified intelligence
Washington ExaminerNov 14 2020
Analysis
Where Are We in the Quest for Coronavirus Treatments?
The scramble to develop treatments for Covid-19 has paid off. Since the disease first emerged, medical professionals have gone from fumbling in the dark to a better understanding of what drugs work -- notably steroids and the antiviral medicine remdesivir. Most recently, U.S. regulators granted emergency authorization for the use of an antibody therapy made by Eli Lilly.
BloombergSep 25 2020
Analysis
Is The Wuhan Coronavirus Really A Chinese Bioweapon?
Conservatives should focus, as much as we can, on the scientific evidence to settle these questions.
After nearly one year, questions remain unanswered about whether the Chinese coronavirus was natural or man-made and whether its release into the world was accidental or malicious.
Chinese scientist Li-Meng Yan has stirred up media attention with her claim that the coronavirus
The FederalistSep 15 2020
News
Can coronavirus vaccine mistrust be overcome?
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have agreed that the only way for life to truly return to normal is through the development of a vaccine.
Vaccines usually take years to create. The fastest the process has ever been completed is four years. But an all-out global effort, supported by billions of dollars in investment, has the development of a coronavirus vaccine
Yahoo! The 360Sep 14 2020
Fact Check
Trump’s Misleading Comments on Biden and the Coronavirus
In July 14 remarks in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump made a series of false, misleading and unsupported statements about the novel coronavirus and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s position on it.We’ll examine the errors one by one.
Not a “travel ban.” First, as he repeatedly does, the president incorrectly describes the action that he took
FactCheck.orgNov 26 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Coronavirus Collides with Thanksgiving
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Due to public health concerns and instructions from authorities, many Americans are reconsidering their Thanksgiving celebrations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Public health experts have advised against large gatherings, and some states have even mandated limits on the number of people who can
AllSides StaffSep 10 2020
Fact Check
Trump’s Deceptive Comparison of the Coronavirus to the Flu
A new book by journalist Bob Woodward shows that President Donald Trump sought to downplay the seriousness of the novel coronavirus despite the fact that he knew just how dangerous it was.
One way he did that was to liken the coronavirus to the flu, even though he told Woodward in early February that the coronavirus was far more lethal. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,
FactCheck.orgAug 31 2020
News
U.S. tops 6 million coronavirus cases
The United States on Monday topped 6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has reported a million more coronavirus cases and about 21,000 more deaths in just the past three weeks.
The grim milestone continues a trend that sees the U.S. reporting far more confirmed cases and higher numbers of coronavirus-related deaths
CBS News (Online)