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Patient Beware: Some States Are Still Pushing Outdated COVID Treatments
As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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What Is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy, And Where Can You Get Treatment? Here's What We Know
Monoclonal antibodies mimic the body’s ability to fight off viruses, and have been vital in the fight against Covid. Here’s what it is and where you can get it.
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Virus Updates: US Sets One-Day Records for Cases, Deaths
As the United States rolls out the Pfizer vaccine for health care workers and nursing home residents, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed Tuesday the effectiveness and safety of the Moderna and the National Institutes of Health vaccine, bringing the shot to the cusp of U.S. authorization.
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Virus Updates: FDA OKs Over-the-Counter COVID Test; WWII Vet Gets VA's First Shot
The United States reached a grim milestone Monday, surpassing 300,000 total coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a tally by NBC News.
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Virus Updates: US Deaths Top 300K; Nursing Homes Face Vaccine Fears
On Monday, the United States saw its first COVID-19 vaccinations but also reached a grim milestone of 300,000 total deaths, according to a tally by NBC News.
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Virus Updates: US Reaches Record Daily Toll of 3,309 Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, marking the first major, tantalizing indication for Americans that the pandemic’s days may be numbered.
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FDA Approves Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
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Virus Updates: FDA Approves Vaccine Emergency Use
The United States continues to set new pandemic records – on Thursday, the country reported more than 225,000 new coronavirus cases and 3,100 deaths, according to a tally by NBC News.
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Virus Updates: New 225K Daily Cases Record; CDC Scientist Told to Delete Evidence
The U.S. set another record of new daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday with more than 225,000 a day after reporting more than 3,000 COVID-related deaths, the highest one-day total of deaths yet.
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Virus Updates: US Sets Single-Day Record as More Than 3,000 Die of COVID-19
The United States is currently averaging 2,200 coronavirus-related deaths a day, and experts say the crisis is all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.
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WH to Host Vaccine Summit; Biden to Introduce Health Team
As the White House readies to host a coronavirus vaccine summit to outline plans for the vaccine’s distribution, President-elect Joe Biden will separately introduce his health team that will continue the undertaking beginning Jan. 20. Stat News reports drug makers Pfizer and Moderna turned down invitations to the White House event.
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Virus Updates: Biden Unveils COVID Priorities; Deaths Reach Record
With the United States facing what could be a catastrophic winter, top government officials renewed calls over the weekend to wear masks, practice social distancing and follow other basic measures.
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Virus Updates: WHO Advises Against Holiday Hugs; Millions Turn to Food Banks
With the United States facing what could be a catastrophic winter, top government officials renewed calls over the weekend to wear masks, practice social distancing and follow other basic measures.
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Virus Updates: Momentum Growing for COVID Relief; CVS Shares Vaccine Rollout Plan
The United States reported more than 205,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Daily COVID Deaths, Cases and Hospitalizations Hit New Record
Dec. 2 marked COVID-19’s deadliest day in the United States so far. The virus claimed at least 2,777 lives in a single day nationwide, with 100,000 people hospitalized and twice that many testing positive in a single day, breaking a grim record for all three measures.
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Virus Updates: New Daily Cases Record; Vaccine Supply Concerns
The United States reported more than 205,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Virus Updates: More Than 200,000 Cases in US Sets Single-Day Record
Health workers and nursing homes will be the first to receive the coronavirus vaccination, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The first phase of the vaccine rollout will be known as Phase 1a and is set to begin as soon as a vaccine receives authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, expected to happen this month.
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Virus Updates: First Vaccines Going to Health Workers, Nursing Homes
The United States reached a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations with 93,238 patients admitted on Sunday, according to a tally by the COVID Tracking Project. That’s more than double the number of patients admitted a month ago.
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Virus Updates: Trump Adviser Scott Atlas Leaving White House Job
The United States reached another grim milestone over the weekend as it surpassed 13 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a tally by NBC News.
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Virus Updates: US Counts 13M Cases, Its Fourth Million-Milestone of November
The U.S. reached 13 million diagnosed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, another milestone in a month riddled with them.