Some coronavirus vaccines could increase HIV risk: researchers
October 20, 2020
Some coronavirus vaccine candidates currently under development could increase susceptibility to HIV, a group of researchers has warned. A modified virus being used in four coronavirus vaccine contenders — called adenovirus 5 (Ad5) — has been shown to increase…
As White House eyes 'herd immunity,' Sweden's no-mask approach is failing to contain coronavirus
October 20, 2020
BARCELONA — Fresh from arrival at Spain’s El Prat Airport, the bald, middle-aged man strode across the terrace of a popular Barcelona restaurant, giving bear hugs and dramatically kissing old friends as well as new acquaintances. “He was touching everybody and…
Reuters Wayne Moak isn’t sure who first brought the coronavirus into the congregation at Clear Branch Baptist Church in rural Wesson, Mississippi, but when it got there in late September, “it spread fast,” he told The Daily Beast. Within weeks, more than two dozen…
coronavirus stimulus negotiations advance as election approaches
October 20, 2020
Coronavirus relief negotiations continue to advance at a glacial pace as the presidential election looms in just 15 days and coronavirus cases spike around the country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D. Calif) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the deal’s chief…
Cuomo ignored local input during coronavirus outbreak: report
October 19, 2020
A new state-commissioned report raps the Cuomo administration’s early response to the coronavirus pandemic as heavily focused on hospitals while ignoring input from other local public health officials and medical providers. “All participants collectively felt that the…
Top Palestinian official Erekat 'critical' from coronavirus
October 19, 2020
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, has been placed on a ventilator at an Israeli hospital where he is in critical condition with the coronavirus, officials said. The PLO on Sunday said that Erekat, 65…
Sweden is moving away from its no-lockdown strategy and preparing strict new rules amid rising coronavirus cases
October 19, 2020
Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images Sweden’s health officials are set to unveil strict new coronavirus rules for local regions to impose. The country opted against lockdown measures in response to the first wave of the…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addresses supporters at a campaign stop in North Carolina on 18 October. (AFP via Getty Images) As early voting begins in North Carolina, Joe Biden urged supporters in the state to cast their ballots as soon as possible and slammed…
Cuomo's coronavirus book omits mention of Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul
October 18, 2020
Lieutenant Governor who? A new 300-page pandemic memoir by Gov. Andrew Cuomo conspicuously omits any mention of his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul. Cuomo highlights the work of numerous appointees and subordinates in his administration who helped him respond to the…
