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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine data not ready: CEO
"This will not be a Democratic vaccine or Republican vaccine."
October 27, 2020
Trump rule requires health plans to disclose costs up front
The Trump administration is trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, finalizing a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures
October 29, 2020Dia de Los Muertos has new meaning for Latinos
Health officials say Latinos are dying at a disproportionately high rate
October 28, 2020
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Merkel warns Germans of a 'difficult winter' as virus surges
The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in the country hit a new high.
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The Latest: Pope ends public audiences amid virus surge
The Vatican is ending Pope Francis’ general audiences with the public amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Italy and a confirmed infection at last week’s encounter
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pointing fingers over the failure to deliver coronavirus aid
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Search teams have looked in western Alaska for more than a week without success for seven boaters who went missing while seal hunting
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With coronavirus cases surging in many central European countries, soldiers, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems
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Trump rule requires health plans to disclose costs up front
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How will a COVID vaccine be distributed once it's approved by FDA?
Distributing the first wave of doses will be a massive undertaking.
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France braces for monthlong lockdown as virus deaths mount
Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus
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Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic COVID-19 infection
Taiwan has hit 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19, highlighting the island’s continued success at keeping the virus under control even as cases surge in other parts of the world
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India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US
India’s confirmed coronavirus toll has crossed 8 million with daily cases dipping to the lowest level this week
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Australia's pandemic travel ban brings family heartbreak
Australia has sought to prevent new coronavirus cases from reaching its shores by banning most of its residents from leaving in the first place
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October 28
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Federal agencies say cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system
October 28
October 28
The Latest: China says latest outbreak appears contained
Officials in the northwestern China region of Xinjiang say they believe they have contained the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak
October 28
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FBI, federal agencies say major ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
FBI, federal agencies say major ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
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Vaccine Watch: How a COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff speaks with executives at Pfizer and CVS and the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed program on the process of eventually distributing a coronavirus vaccine.
October 28
October 28
Latinos see new meaning in Dia de Los Muertos after losing loved ones to COVID-19
Health officials say Latinos are dying at a disproportionately high rate
October 28
October 28
Feds issue coverage plan for COVID-19 vaccine and treatments
Federal health officials are issuing insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved
October 28
October 28
Coronavirus emergency continues
Hospitals and medical workers are overwhelmed as cases surge nationwide.
October 28
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Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
The federal government has closed a coronavirus testing lab in Missouri over concerns about test accuracy
October 28
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Europe and US facing new round of shutdowns amid virus surge
A new wave of lockdowns and business closings is sweeping across France, Germany and other places in Europe as surging coronavirus infections there and in the U.S. wipe out months of progress against the scourge on two continents
October 28
October 28
France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread
France has announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time this year and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases
October 28
October 28
France braces for possible lockdown as virus deaths mount
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered his country into a new month-long, nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping a fast-rising tide of virus patients filling French hospitals
October 28
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Poles join nationwide strike in revolt over abortion ruling
People across Poland have stayed off their jobs and joined protests as part of a nationwide strike called to protest a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities
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President Macron announces new national lockdown in France from Friday, but says schools will stay open
President Macron announces new national lockdown in France from Friday, but says schools will stay open
October 28
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Germany heads into November 'lockdown light' to slow virus
German officials have agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, theaters and other leisure facilities in an effort to curb a rapid rise in coronavirus infections
October 28
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'We're losing the fight': Tulsa COVID doctor
Physicians plead with Oklahoma to take the worsening outbreak seriously.
October 28
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UK vaccine chief warns of over-optimism, early imperfection
The head of the U
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Merkel: German officials agree to 4-week partial shutdown closing restaurants, bars, theaters, among other restrictions
Merkel: German officials agree to 4-week partial shutdown closing restaurants, bars, theaters, among other restrictions
October 28
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'We're losing the fight' on the COVID 'battlefield': Tulsa doctor
Oklahoma reported a record 22 deaths on Tuesday, the highest number of single-day fatalities from the virus the state has had since the spring.
October 28
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Asia Today: India's confirmed virus cases near 8 million
India’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases is moving closer to 8 million, with nearly 44,000 new cases reported in the latest 24-hour period
October 28
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Qatar apologizes, investigates forced airport examinations
Qatar has apologized after authorities forcibly examined female passengers from a Qatar Airways flight to Australia to try to identify who might have given birth to a newborn baby found abandoned at the airport earlier this month
October 28
October 28
Predictions of more suicides, overdoses and domestic abuse during COVID coming true
Isolation, economic pressure and family conflict all are major contributors.
October 28
October 28
Heathrow loses claim to being Europe's biggest airport
London’s Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europe’s busiest air hub to Paris Charles de Gaulle after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed to approve passenger testing that could scale back quarantine requirements
October 28
October 28
Merkel seeks limited lockdown as German virus cases surge
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing for a partial lockdown as the number of newly recorded infections in the country hit another record high Wednesday
October 28
October 28
Australia's second-largest city ends 111-day virus lockdown
Thousands of stores and restaurants will be allowed to reopen.
October 28
October 28
Sanofi, GSK to provide COVID-19 vaccine to global alliance
Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline have agreed to provide 200 million doses of their potential COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX Facility, a collaboration designed to give countries around the world equal access to vaccines targeting the global pandemic
October 28
October 28
The Latest: India capital has its worst 1-day virus caseload
India’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases is moving closer to 8 million, with 43,893 new cases reported for the latest 24-hour period
October 28
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Biden faces challenges in quickly combating the pandemic
Should he win next week’s presidential election, Joe Biden is vowing to begin combating the coronavirus before he even takes office
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October 27
Group home provider settles allegation from deaf resident
Federal litigators have reached a civil settlement with the largest operator of group homes in Virginia for people with developmental disabilities over allegations it failed to provide necessary sign language interpreters for a deaf resident
October 27
October 27
Test to allow Japanese visitors to bypass Hawaii quarantine
Starting next week, Hawaii will begin allowing visitors from Japan to bypass the state’s 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19
October 27
October 27
Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago as virus cases surge
Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago have prompted Gov. J
October 27
October 27
New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions
Protesters clashed with police in downtown Rome, during a day of demonstrations against virus-fighting measures that have closed restaurants and bars early and shut down gyms and swimming pools
October 27
October 27
Dr. Deborah Birx calls out North Dakota for poor mask use during pandemic
The state has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 transmission in the country.
October 27
October 27
South Dakota medical groups promote masks, countering Noem
South Dakota’s largest medical organizations on Tuesday launched a joint effort to promote mask-wearing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the state suffers through one of the nation’s worst outbreaks
October 27
October 27
Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink
A record surge in coronavirus cases has pushed hospitals to the brink in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in the metropolitan area of 3 million people
October 27