[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has adjourned the Senate until November 9. The move ends the prospect of an additional coronavirus stimulus deal being reached before Election Day. Democrats and Republicans have been at odds over the terms of a deal, with Senate Democrats last week blocking a “skinny” $500 million bill re-proposed by […]
[ad_1] For some, a coronavirus infection means a pesky cough, low fever and fatigue for a week, but for others, the virus sets up camp and drowns them with symptoms that can last months. Scientists call these individuals long-haulers, and now research suggests that the number of symptoms a person has might be able to
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[ad_1] Coronavirus can significantly impact brain function, causing mental decline equivalent to the brain aging 10 years, according to an alarming new study. A study of more than 84,000 people in the UK found that the virus left even those deemed recovered with “chronic cognitive consequences” that it compared to dropping 8.5 IQ points. “People
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[ad_1] Dr. Anthony Fauci painted a dire picture of the surge in coronavirus cases – describing what some experts consider a third wave “more as an elongated — and an exacerbation of — the original first wave,” according to a report. The total US case count has surpassed 8.7 million and the death toll rose
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[ad_1] A COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University that is considered a front-runner in the race for an inoculation against the deadly bug produces a similar immune response among older and younger adults, UK drug maker AstraZeneca said Monday. The vaccine’s adverse reactions also were lower among the elderly, the company said, according to
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[ad_1] A federal health agency on Friday nixed a plan by a Trump administration official to provide Santa Claus performers early COVID-19 vaccine access in exchange for their participation in a controversial federal public service campaign, a new report said. Under the Santa plan, drawn up by Michael Caputo, an assistant secretary at the Department
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[ad_1] Pedro Sanchez has declared a national emergency – Europa Press Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, declared a state of emergency and imposed a nationwide curfew on Sunday, as Italy closed down event halls and Bulgaria’s leader tested positive for coronavirus. Under Spain’s state of emergency, which was due to come into force
[ad_1] White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the country is “not going to control the pandemic” — noting it is contagious like the flu and must be managed with therapeutics and vaccines. “We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics
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[ad_1] Texas Tech fans Shane Scarbrough, 39, left, and Keith Kiser, 59, tailgate Saturday outside the football stadium in Lubbock. “At this point in my life, I’m willing to take a few chances,” Kiser said. (Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times) As football fans tailgated without masks outside Texas Tech University’s 60,000-seat stadium in West
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[ad_1] Five people close to Vice President Mike Pence — including his chief of staff — have tested positive for COVID-19, according to reports. Marc Short, Pence’s chief of staff, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, the VP’s office said in a statement to The New York Times. From VP’soffice: “Today, Marc Short, Chief of
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