The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech may be high-tech, but the ingredients add up to “just pretty basic chemistry.”
Author: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
Sanofi/GSK announce delay in COVID-19 vaccine after interim results show low immune response in older people
The companies said in a joint statement a study with the improved vaccine will start in February 2021 and be available by the end of next year.
This group of governors represent 1 in 3 Americans. They’re putting politics aside to defeat COVID-19 across state lines.
For the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began, a bipartisan group of governors issued a comprehensive plan to defeat COVID-19 across state lines.
The US will have 40M doses of the COVID vaccine by the end of the year. How many people should get them?
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told the USA TODAY Editorial Board the first 40 million doses should be given to 40 million people, instead of 20 million.
Fauci worries Thanksgiving may be the start of a dark holiday season if COVID-19 cases continue to soar
Anthony Fauci said the country is in a vulnerable position heading into the holidays because infections are too high to be able to control surges.
In Dr. Fauci’s words: Why Americans shouldn’t fear a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the FDA
Public confidence in the vaccine approval process is key to beating the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci emphasized to the USA TODAY Editorial Board.
‘This change in policy will kill’: Experts troubled by CDC changes to COVID-19 testing guidelines
Before changes were made, the CDC website said testing was recommended “for all close contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
Vladimir Putin says Russia has registered a coronavirus vaccine, and his daughter has been given it
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says the vaccine has proven efficient in tests, offering a lasting immunity from COVID-19, and his daughter has received it.
Buddy, the first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in the US, has died
Buddy first showed symptoms in mid-April, right before his 7th birthday. He was struggling to breathe, lost weight and became increasingly lethargic.
Black children are more likely to die after surgery than their white peers, study says
Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio found that Black children were nearly 3.5 times within 30 days of surgery.