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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to be regularly tested for COVID-19

[ad_1] Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris will be now be regularly tested for coronavirus, the campaign said. The news comes one day after Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, admitted during an appearance on ABC’s “The Week” that the septuagenarian candidate had not yet taken a test for the novel […]

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Revved by Sturgis Rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far

[ad_1] SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly

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China says it has been injecting key workers with a coronavirus vaccine candidate for a month

[ad_1] A worker disinfects parcels at the International Inland Port Express Supervision Center in Yantai, China, on August 1, 2020. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images China has been giving essential workers an experimental coronavirus vaccine since July 22, a top health official said Sunday. Zheng Zhongei, a top official at the National Health Commission, told

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Trump announces authorization of plasma treatment for COVID-19

[ad_1] President Trump on Sunday announced an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma to be used as a coronavirus treatment, dubbing it a “truly historic” declaration The designation by the Food and Drug Administration will make it easier for some COVID-19 patients to obtain the treatment — which utilizes the antibody-rich blood plasma of those who

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Here’s what is driving Italy’s surge in COVID-19 cases

[ad_1] Sicily’s governor has ordered all migrant residences on the Italian island to be shut down by Monday, part of a push-back by Italian regions alarmed by a surge in COVID-19 cases a few weeks before schools are to reopen. But while some new migrants have tested positive, vacationers returning from Mediterranean Sea resorts abroad

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CDC head says US coronavirus outbreak could be controlled if ‘90% of Americans’ follow safety guidelines like wearing a mask

[ad_1] Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wears a protective mask during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on July 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump administration officials are set to defend the federal government’s response to the coronavirus crisis at the hearing hosted by a

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When should I get my flu shot this year? Everything to know about flu season during the coronavirus pandemic

[ad_1] The message to vaccinate is not lost on Americans who already are calling their doctors and pharmacists to schedule a flu shot appointment before the start of the 2020-2021 season.  Experts say it’s crucial to get vaccinated this year as it coincides with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that continues to overwhelm hospitals in parts of the country

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MSC Cruises says family denied reboarding after they broke COVID-19 ‘social bubble’

[ad_1] MSC Cruises cracked down on passengers who broke newly implemented COVID-19 health and safety protocol as the cruise line’s ships resume sailing after the pandemic shut the global industry down in March.  On Tuesday, the cruise line denied a family from getting back on board the MSC Grandiosa after an excursion during which MSC Cruises says they broke from the “social bubble” put in

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Republican senator Bill Cassidy tests positive for coronavirus

[ad_1] US senator Bill Cassidy arrives for the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC: (2020 Getty Images) Republican senator Bill Cassidy has tested positive for Covid-19, after he was exposed to someone infected with the virus. On Thursday, Mr Cassidy’s office announced that

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