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Trump administration announces deal with CVS and Walgreens to administer coronavirus vaccine to seniors in long-term care
CVS Health and Walgreens will administer coronavirus vaccines to the elderly and staff in long-term care facilities, if and when a vaccine is approved for public use.
Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine trial is paused after 'adverse event' in a participant
J&J's CFO said the pause will allow the data and safety monitoring board to thoroughly investigate the unexplained illness.
Trump isn't the first sitting U.S. president to contract a potentially deadly virus in the middle of a pandemic — so did Woodrow Wilson in 1918
Former President Woodrow Wilson became ill with the 1918 flu when he was in Paris in April 1919, much like President Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis in 2020.
Coronavirus vaccine trial participants report day-long exhaustion, fever and headaches — but say it's worth it
While the symptoms were uncomfortable, and at times intense, they often went away after a day, sometimes less, some participants said.
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NEW: Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine trial participants are reporting high fever, body aches, bad headaches, exhaustion and other symptoms – but say it's worth it. cnbc.com/2020/10/01/cor… Reporting with @chrissyfarr
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Medical historian compares the coronavirus to the 1918 flu pandemic: Both were highly political
Unlike today, there was no CDC, but there was an epidemiologist much like Dr. Anthony Fauci who withstood criticism for publicly pressing for safety protocols.
Official coronavirus death toll is likely an 'underestimate' of the true total, WHO says
"I can assure you that the current numbers are likely an underestimate of the true toll of Covid," WHO's Mike Ryan said.
Trump's coronavirus vaccine czar says he's had 'enough' of Democratic calls for his firing over pharma stock holdings
Slaoui admitted in a phone interview with CNBC that he still holds shares in GlaxoSmithKline, where he worked for nearly 30 years, and said he plans to use them as part of his retirement.
Johnson & Johnson enters late-stage trial testing its coronavirus vaccine
J&J is the fourth drugmaker backed by the Trump's administration's Covid-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed to enter late-stage testing.
CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and travels beyond 6 feet
"A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency's official website," the CDC said.
WHO says the coronavirus is killing about 50,000 people a week: 'That is not where we want to be'
"The energy has not gone out of this pandemic," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program, warned Friday.
Trump says U.S. will manufacture enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American by April
President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will manufacture at least 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses before the end of the year with enough to inoculate every American by April.
Moderna expects to know if its coronavirus vaccine works by November, CEO says
Moderna could have enough Covid-19 vaccine data by October, but that's unlikely, CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.
Coronavirus cases are growing in 11 U.S. states as Fauci warns of 'disturbing' data
Covid-19 cases continued to grow over the weekend in nearly a dozen states as the nation's leading infectious disease expert warns about the nation's worrying level of new infections.
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be given to Americans before end of the year, CEO says
If the Food and Drug Administration approves the vaccine, the company is prepared to distribute "hundreds of thousands of doses, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said.
Dr. Fauci says he'll never be 'muzzled' in discussing coronavirus science and facts
"I would never be muzzled about anything when it comes to science and evidence and the facts," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said.
Fauci says a coronavirus vaccine is 'unlikely' by U.S. election
Infectious disease experts and scientists have said they worry the vaccine approval process in the U.S. could be polluted by politics, not science.
AstraZeneca shares drop 6% after company announces 'routine' safety pause in coronavirus vaccine trial
AstraZeneca shares tumbled in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company said its late-stage trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine had been put on hold due to safety concerns.
Pfizer CEO says people who don't get vaccinated will become 'weak link' that allows coronavirus to spread
Medical experts fear a vaccine approval could be politically motivated as the federal government pushes states to have vaccine distribution sites ready by Nov.1, two days before the presidential election.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases are 'unacceptably high' going into Labor Day
The U.S. is seeing roughly 40,000 new cases a day, but it needs to bring daily infections below 10,000, Fauci said.