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Fauci Says Christmas and New Year’s Restrictions Will Be Necessary Due to Holiday Coronavirus Wave

November 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said on Sunday that the U.S. is heading into a difficult period of the coronavirus pandemic and said current restrictions and travel advisories will be necessary […]

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New York City Public Schools Will Begin to Reopen With Weekly COVID-19 Testing

November 30, 2020 Focus Washington

New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on Dec. 7, starting with elementary schools for students whose parents agree to a weekly testing regimen for the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill […]

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U.S. Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Surpass 90,000 Ahead of Expected Case Surge

November 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across the United States reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling in the last month, just as holiday gatherings are expected to propel the next wave […]

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AstraZeneca CEO Expects to Run New Global Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine

November 27, 2020 Focus Washington

AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine using a lower dosage, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Thursday amid questions over the results […]

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US Celebrates Scaled-Back Thanksgiving as COVID-19 Surges

November 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Americans on Thursday celebrated a Thanksgiving Day transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, with the traditional Macy’s parade limited to a television-only event and many families resigned to meeting on video for turkey dinner, Reuters writes. […]

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Biden Urges Safe Thanksgiving Amid Pandemic

November 26, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden pleaded with Americans on Wednesday to take steps to remain safe over the Thanksgiving holiday as COVID-19 cases soared, Reuters reported. Biden gave a presidential-style speech acknowledging people’s fatigue with restrictions amid […]

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CDC Expected to Shorten COVID Quarantine Time

November 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering shortening it’s recommended two-week quarantine period for people who have come in contact with people who have it — a change welcomed by some medical […]

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U.S. Officials Plan to Release 6.4 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in First Distribution

November 25, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. officials said on Tuesday they plan to release 6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses nationwide in an initial distribution after the first one is cleared by regulators for emergency use, Reuters informed. Officials from the […]

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Officials Urge Americans to Stay Home Over Holiday

November 25, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. health officials and politicians pleaded with Americans on Tuesday to stay at home over the Thanksgiving holiday and abide by constraints placed on social and economic life as record coronavirus caseloads pushed hospitals to […]

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U.S. Holiday Travelers Voice Dread, Determination as They Defy COVID-19 Warnings

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and traveling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, likely fueling an alarming surge in coronavirus infections before a series of promising new vaccines are expected to […]

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COVID-19 Shots May Reach First Americans by Mid-December

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation’s first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government’s vaccine development effort […]

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Can Be 90% Effective, Results Show

November 23, 2020 Focus Washington

Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects, Reuters writes. The vaccine developed by Oxford University was 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 […]

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U.S. FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to Regeneron COVID-19 Antibody Given to Trump

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals COVID-19 antibody therapy, an experimental treatment given to President Donald Trump that he said helped cure him of the disease, […]

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U.S. Hits 12 Million COVID-19 Cases as Many Americans Defy Thanksgiving Travel Guidance

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from health officials about furthering the spread of […]

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Panic Buying of Toilet Paper Hits U.S. Stores Again With New Pandemic Restrictions

November 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials, Reuters informed. Walmart on Friday said it was “seeing […]

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U.S. Officials Worry About Holiday Spike as Coronavirus Surges

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. health authorities braced for further increases in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on Friday, capping a week in which the spread of the novel coronavirus accelerated ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday, Reuters informed. […]

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EU Could Pay Over $10bn for Pfizer and CureVac Vaccines

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac, an EU official involved in the talks told Reuters. […]

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WHO Advises Against Gilead’s Remdesivir for All Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization […]

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California, Ohio Order Nightly Curfews on Gatherings as Coronavirus Surges

November 20, 2020 Focus Washington

California’s governor on Thursday imposed a curfew on social gatherings and other non-essential activities in one of the most intrusive of the restrictions being ordered across the country to curb an alarming surge in novel […]

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise in Elderly, Trial Results by Christmas

November 19, 2020 Focus Washington

AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas, Reuters informed. The data, reported […]

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U.S. COVID Deaths Top 250,000 as New York City Schools Halt in-Person Classes

November 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost on Wednesday, as New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, called a halt to in-classroom instruction, citing a […]

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Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Deliveries Could Start ‘Before Christmas’

November 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Pfizer and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said on […]

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Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Maker Identifies ‘Big Challenges’ to Mass Production

November 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Moderna’s announcement earlier this week that its vaccine was more than 94% effective at preventing the coronavirus, according to preliminary trial data, raised global hopes further that a resolution to the pandemic that has killed […]

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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Test Kit for Home Use

November 18, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had approved the first COVID-19 self-testing kit for home use that provides results within 30 minutes, Reuters informed. The single-use test, made by Lucira Health, […]

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Moderna Says Preliminary Trial Data Shows Its Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective

November 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Moderna said preliminary phase three trial data shows its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 — a result CEO Stephane Bancel called a “game changer.” CNBC informed. The analysis evaluated 95 […]

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Iowa Joins U.S. States From Coasts to Heartland Acting to Curb COVID-19

November 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Several U.S. governors, from the coastal states of New Jersey and California to the heartland of Iowa and Ohio, acted on Monday to restrict gatherings and boost face-coverings in confronting a coronavirus surge they warned […]

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Michigan, Washington State Impose Severe COVID-19 Restrictions as U.S. Infections Soar

November 16, 2020 Focus Washington

Michigan and Washington state on Sunday imposed sweeping new restrictions on gatherings, including halting indoor restaurant service, to slow the spread of the coronavirus as total U.S. infections crossed the 11 million mark, just over […]

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U.S. COVID-19 Cases Cross 11 Million as Pandemic Intensifies

November 16, 2020 Focus Washington

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States crossed the 11-million mark on Sunday reaching yet another grim milestone, according to a Reuters tally, as the third wave of COVID-19 infections surged across the […]

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Musk Questions Coronavirus Tests, Saying They Gave Opposite Results on Same Day

November 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk questioned the accuracy of COVID-19 tests on Thursday after claiming that results showed he tested positive twice and then negative twice all on the same day, Reuters writes. “Something extremely […]

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Gates Foundation Adds $70 Million More Funding for COVID Vaccines for Poor

November 12, 2020 Focus Washington

The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it hoped other international donors would now also pledge […]

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