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‘Category 5’ COVID hurricane approaches, expert says
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- Carolyn Crist
The United States has reported 467 cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom,...
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COVID-19 variants may prompt additional Moderna vaccine
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- Carolyn Crist
Moderna said lab tests have shown its COVID-19 vaccine could protect against the U.K. strain but that it is less...
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Vaccines may not be as effective against variants
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- Carolyn Crist
To slow the spread of the new strains, Dr. Fauci said, people should get vaccinated as soon as possible.
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COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
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- Carolyn Crist
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
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COVID-19 vaccine rollout faces delays
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- Carolyn Crist
To reach 80% of the country by late June, 3 million people would need to receive a COVID-19 vaccine each day.
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2.1 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Given in U.S.
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- Carolyn Crist
The number is based on the CDC’s Vaccine Tracking System and reports from state and local public health...
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COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
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- Carolyn Crist
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
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Pfizer can’t supply additional vaccines to U.S. until June
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- Carolyn Crist
Other countries have signed vaccine deals with Pfizer, so the U.S. may not be able to receive a second major...
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COVID-19 vaccine distribution could start in 2 weeks, Pence says
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- Carolyn Crist
The FDA is scheduled to make a decision about Pfizer’s emergency-use authorization after an advisory panel meets on Dec. 10.
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FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 test kit
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- Carolyn Crist
The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test-Kit is a single-use test that has a nasal swab to collect samples for people ages 14 and older.
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Florida will investigate all COVID-19 deaths
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- Carolyn Crist
The review is meant to “ensure data integrity.”
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Delayed cancer screening could cause increase in deaths, study says
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- Carolyn Crist
Based on a survival rate of 5 years for stage 3 or stage 4 colorectal cancer, the death rate would increase nearly 12% when screening is delayed...
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FDA authorizes new saliva COVID-19 test
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- Carolyn Crist
“Providing this type of flexibility for processing saliva samples to test for COVID-19 infection is groundbreaking in terms of efficiency and...
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Mass protests could cause COVID-19 outbreaks
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- Carolyn Crist
“There’s going to be a lot of issues coming out of what’s happened in the last week, but one of them is going to be that chains of transmission...