Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s a good chance that an effective COVID-19 vaccine will be ready by year’s end.
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The COVID-19 impact in the U.S. is declining and there is now some “aspirational” hope for a vaccine to be in use before the end of this year, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.Brit Scientists ‘Near Breakthrough’ on COVID-19 Treatment
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The United States rank 24th in the world on environmental performance, near the back of the pack for developed nations, according to a new analysis.The Environmental Performance Index from Yale and Columbia universities…Arthritis Drug Cuts Risk of Dying by Half
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This year’s flu season could be a severe one when combined with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a Northwestern University pulmonologist warns. “Humans have suffered from influenza for millennia, …Cruise Ships Using New Technologies to Combat COVID-19
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British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc will expand production of vaccine efficacy boosters, or adjuvants, to produce 1 billion doses in 2021 for use in shots for COVID-19, the company said Thursday.NASA-SpaceX Launch Set for Second Attempt on Saturday
NASA and SpaceX are prepared for a second attempt at launching astronauts into space from the United States for the firsts time since 2011 this Saturday, after a previous attempt was abandoned due to poor weather.VA to Stop Almost All Use of Unproven Drugs on Vets
The VA has stopped almost all use of an unproven malaria drugs on vets with COVID-19, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday.Trump Signs Order to Limit Social Media Legal Protections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to limit liability protections social media companies enjoy after Twitter Inc. began selective fact checks of his posts.US Joins G7 Artificial Intelligence Group to Counter China
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Fewer than half of Americans plan to get a vaccine to potentially protect them against the novel coronavirus if and when one becomes available, an AP poll showed Thursday….Federal Trial of Remdesivir Enters New Phase
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Praising the public-private co-op leading to innovation to revitalize the U.S. and NASA’s space program, President Donald Trump wished well the astronauts before weather scrubbed the mission Wednesday at Cape Canaveral.
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