The World Health Organization's emergencies program director said Wednesday that vaccines alone would not end the COVID-19 pandemic and would do nothing...

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Reuters: How two companies sprinted ahead in extraordinary race for a COVID vaccine

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(Reuters) - Just as the novel coronavirus was gaining a foothold in the United States in mid-March, Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert...

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NPR: Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer’s, Growing Evidence Shows

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During deep sleep, the brain appears to wash away waste products that increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease.

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Reuters: Seven-year-old Italian influencer challenges disability stereotypes

asianct - November 16, 2020 0

Sirio Persichetti can’t speak and can’t feed himself but the seven-year-old has taken the social media world by storm with his daily...

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NPR: The COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Results: What They Mean, What Comes Next

asianct - November 14, 2020 0

Interim results are in from a large trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Drug maker Pfizer, working with German company BioNTech, says its vaccine...

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VOA: South Korea Sees Biggest Daily Jump in COVID-19 Cases in 70 Days

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South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government says it will fine...

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AP: States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history

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With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S....

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CNN: Your Thanksgiving quarantine starts today. Here’s what to do

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If you want to visit your family for Thanksgiving and avoid passing coronavirus on to them, experts say you need to quarantine...

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VOA: Recordings Reveal WHO’s Analysis of Pandemic in Private

asianct - November 11, 2020 0

As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope...

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NPR: Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back

asianct - November 11, 2020 0

Of his many plans to expand insurance coverage, President-elect Joe Biden's simplest strategy is lowering the eligibility age for Medicare from 65...

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NPR: Meat Manufacturer Sues New Mexico After Plant Ordered To Close Due To COVID-19 Cases

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A meat manufacturer is suing New Mexico, saying the state violated an executive order from President Trump by ordering a plant to...

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NPR: Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak

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On Sept. 28, the world marked a tragic milestone: 1 million deaths from COVID-19. That's according to a tally maintained by Johns Hopkins...

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AP: CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel

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CNN: Europe averted a Covid-19 collapse — here’s what the US could learn

NPR: Don’t Travel For Thanksgiving, CDC Warns

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