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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has instructed US states and territories to prepare for one of two coronavirus vaccines to arrive as early as next month, according to the New York Times. The leaked forms provide guidance for storing, administering and distributing ‘Vaccine A’ or ‘Vaccine B,’ which were unnamed, in the … Read more
EU chief Michel Barnier tells Euro states to be ‘cold-blooded’ with Britain as Brexit trade deal deadline looms European Union chief Michel Barnier has told EU states to be ‘cold-blooded’ Comes as the chief negotiator is reportedly preparing for a bust-up next month Both sides are pushing to have a deal in place by the … Read more
Minority Americans with coronavirus are being hospitalized at far greater rates compared to their share of states’ populations. Researchers found that, in 12 states, there were sizeable disparities in the prevalence of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans. In Ohio, for example, about one-third of all people hospitalized … Read more
The number of children being diagnosed with coronavirus soared by 90 per cent in four weeks while the number in hospital rose 70 per cent, new figures show. On July 9, there were 200,184 children who had been diagnosed with the virus in the US, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported, and 1,948 who were … Read more
Confusion still surrounds President Donald Trump’s executive orders on coronavirus relief as states say they can’t kick in the $100 a week toward extra unemployment insurance. Equally unclear is whether President Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order. Trump announced an executive order Saturday that extends additional unemployment payments … Read more
July set a number of heat records in the US, as seven states report all-time high temperatures over 90F that lasted for weeks The US was plagued by intense heat in July, making it the 11th hottest on record Seven states set all-time records with temperatures over 90F and even 100F Experts were more surprised that … Read more
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US surpassed five million Sunday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The US number of cases is by far the highest in the world, but health officials believe for every reported case, there are roughly 10 times as many people infected due to testing limits … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied any involvement in the effort by rapper Kanye West to get on the ballot in presidential battlegrounds – amid a skein of revelations about GOP-connected officials aiding the effort. ‘I’m not involved,’ Trump said at the White House when DailyMail.com asked him about new disclosures about figures assisting West … Read more
At least 33 US states have more than five percent of all coronavirus tests coming back positive, a new report reveals. These states are mostly in the South and the West, while the Northeast is populated with states that have a positive test rate from 0.7 percent to 4.8 percent Arizona currently leads the nation … Read more
As coronavirus cases continue to rise across much of the US, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warned that states need to heed the warning signs when the percentage of people testing positive each day starts to tick upward. And when it does, they may need to reconsider their reopening schedules, warned Dr Fauci … Read more