by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 24, 2020 | Health News
Speaking to the Senate Health Committee this week, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said preliminary results on the first round of a study by the agency show more than 90% of the population is susceptible. The US continues to lead the world in both deaths and infections and now […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 23, 2020 | Health News
Phase 3 trials will begin immediately, with the first participants receiving doses on Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Paul Stoffels said on a call with reporters. The vaccine candidate was developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, a...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 23, 2020 | Health News
“We’re entering into the fall and into the winter, and that means there’s going to be more indoor things than outdoor things,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday during the Atlantic Festival. “Going into that situation, I would like to have...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 21, 2020 | Health News
Among the states reporting more new cases in the last seven days are Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas, all of which also are reporting a coronavirus positivity rate above 15%. The positivity rate is the percentage of all the tests given that come back...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 10, 2020 | Health News
There have been more than 40,000 cases of Covid-19 among students, faculty and staff at colleges and universities nationwide. The number represents cases that CNN has reported so far — and is likely higher due to a lag from schools that update their data every...
