The number of global confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 133 million on Thursday and the death toll edged closer to 3 million, as India and Brazil became flashpoints amid record death levels and concerns about the spread of more infectious variants. Brazil reported almost 4,200 COVID-19 …
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Deborah Birx speaks last April in the Oval Office as then-President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting attended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican and Trump ally. mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Former White House coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx is joining the George W. Bush Institute …
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House Democrats hope to clear President Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion economic package late Friday and send it on to the Senate, where it will face some changes. While Biden and House Democrats had hoped to use the bill — which will be immune to filibuster in the Senate — …
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Former coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said her job was hampered by misleading information and COVID-deniers within the White House. In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Birx said “outside advisers” were feeding then-President Donald Trump a “parallel data stream.” “ “I saw …
Read More » President Joe Biden will reinstate coronavirus travel restrictions against foreign citizens coming to the U.S. from Brazil, the U.K, Ireland and much of Europe on Monday, according to multiple reports, and will add South Africa to the list. Reuters first reported the pending order Sunday, which was later confirmed by …
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The coronavirus situation in the U.K. is far more pervasive now than in March when the country first locked down. When U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the country’s first lockdown on Mar. 23, 2020, there were 967 new cases. Even in the two months that followed, the highest daily …
Read More » The numbers: U.S. manufacturers said business improved in December for the eight month in a row and new orders matched a pandemic high, signaling they are weathering the record coronavirus outbreak better than other major industries. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index rose to 60.7% in December from …
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AstraZeneca on Wednesday said the coronavirus vaccine it’s developed with Oxford University has been approved by the U.K. government. AstraZeneca AZN, +1.05% AZN, +3.31% said the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency supply in the U.K. so that vaccinations may begin early in the new year. It said the …
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• U.S. case tally climbs to 15 million from 14 million in five days • Birx and Fauci say Americans must stop gathering in large numbers • President-elect Joe Biden pledges to deliver 100 million vaccine shots in first 100 days in office • German Chancellor Angela Merkel pleads with …
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