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New York Gov. Cuomo confirms state’s first case of new Covid strain initially found in UK
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wears a protective face mask as he arrives to speak during a daily briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., July 13, 2020. Mike…
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As Covid cases surge in California, Hollywood pauses TV production
General view of the Hollywood Sign on November 17, 2020 in Hollywood, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images After months of rising coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California, several Hollywood guilds and labor unions are recommending that…
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New York Gov. Cuomo briefs the press on Covid pandemic as outbreak worsens
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Moderna increases minimum 2021 Covid vaccine production by 20% to 600 million doses
A medical worker holds a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial on the first day that Orange County residents 65 and older are able to be vaccinated at a drive through site at the Orange County Convention Center on December 29, 2020…
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A year since Covid emerged in China, the world fights deadliest surge yet
Alonso Lugo helps a patient try to stand inside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., December 30, 2020. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters It’s been a year since Chinese health authorities said they…
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EU covid vaccine rollout ‘slow’; Germany, France tighten restrictions
A nurse prepares a syringe of Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign in a nursing house in Athens. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI | AFP | Getty Images The European Union has been criticised for the speed of its deployment of Covid vaccines,…
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UK decision to delay second Covid vaccine shot endorsed by advisers
A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty…
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U.S. could ramp up slow Covid vaccinations by giving two half doses of Moderna shot
A worker of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) receives a COVID-19 Moderna vaccine, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 23,…
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More cases of new Covid variant found in the U.S., threatening to worsen nation’s outbreak
A man receives a nasal swab COVID-19 test at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a coronavirus surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Three…
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The Covid recession brought extreme inequality in 2020
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The legacy of 2020 will endure in America’s collective memory for many reasons: a deadly pandemic, a vicious presidential election. It also brought the most severe…
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Doctors criticize UK health officials for changing Pfizer Covid vaccine plan
A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Britain December 8, 2020. Frank Augstein | Reuters Doctors in the United Kingdom are pushing back on health officials’ decision to change the vaccine schedule on…
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Trump boasts about Covid response as December becomes deadliest month yet
President Donald Trump speaking in a released video on Twitter on Dec. 31st, 2020. The White House | Twitter WASHINGTON — In the final days of 2020, the United States saw coronavirus deaths spike, cases surge to staggering levels, hospitals strained…
Read More West Virginia mistakenly gives 42 people Regeneron IV Covid treatment instead of vaccine shot
A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty…
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Dr. Fauci says slow Covid vaccine rollout has been ‘disappointing’
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), not pictured, before they receive the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical…
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Ford and Bryan Cranston urge Americans to follow Covid precautions
Still from Ford’s “Finish Strong” spot. Ford In a new ad campaign using actor Bryan Cranston, Ford Motor is urging Americans to adhere to Covid-19 protocols to save lives in the next period of the pandemic. The campaign, part of…
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California has identified first case with new Covid strain, Newsom says
In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom removes his face mask before giving an update during a visit to Pittsburg, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli | AP California health officials have identified the state’s first case of the new…
Read More New York Gov. Cuomo briefs the press on Covid pandemic as outbreak worsens
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CDC says new Covid strain in U.S. could stress ‘heavily burdened’ hospitals
CDC headquarters in Atlanta Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that a new strain of Covid-19 now circulating in the U.S. could further stress hospitals that are already…
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NBA opening week is the best since 2012 following Covid viewership hit
Wesley Matthews #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers guards Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. John McCoy | Getty Images After suffering a ratings decline for its championship…
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Trump blames states as he faces criticism for slow Covid vaccine rollout
President Donald Trump tried on Wednesday to deflect criticism for a slower-than-expected rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, saying the U.S. has distributed the lifesaving shots but states have to administer them. More than 11.4 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s…
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U.K. imposes Tier 4 Covid restrictions on millions as cases soar
A bus drives past a sign displaying the measures imposed by the government against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the first day of a newly imposed lockdown, in London, Britain, November 5, 2020. John Sibley | Reuters…
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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine approved by UK regulator
A Brazilian doctor voluntarily receives an injection as part of phase 3 trials of a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, in July 2020. Nelson Almeida | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The…
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Joe Biden says Trump’s Covid vaccine effort far short its own goals
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s effort to distribute and administer Covid vaccine shots, saying that the administration has failed to meet its own goals. “The Trump administration’s plan to distribute vaccines is falling behind, far behind,”…
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American Airlines sees capacity cuts through February as Covid cases rise
American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami, Florida, December 29, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters American Airlines expects the impact of the coronavirus…
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How the Covid pandemic changed the foods we cook and crave in 2020
A shopper reaches toward a display of McCormick spices and flavorings in an Associated Supermarket in 2005. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stuck-at-home Americans cooked gourmet sauces, tried new recipes and cleared spice racks during the pandemic. Those trends…
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How Covid derailed Olive Garden’s success
When you think of free breadsticks, unlimited salad and pounds of pasta, one name comes to mind — Olive Garden. But the Italian eatery, known for its $5 take-home meal, has fallen on hard times as the coronavirus pandemic has…
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U.S. can miss Covid strain ‘because the holes in our net are too wide’
The lack of Covid testing capacity in the United States could mean the new, highly transmissible coronavirus strain that first emerged in the United Kingdom is already working its way through communities across the U.S. That’s according to Dr. Nahid…
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New York investigating potential Covid vaccine fraud, Cuomo says
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The New York Attorney General is investigating whether a health-care clinic in the state fraudulently obtained…
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Biden to invoke Defense Production Act to spur Covid vaccine production
President-elect Joe Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production Act after he takes office next month to boost production of coronavirus vaccines, a member of his Covid-19 advisory team said Monday. “You will see him invoking the Defense Production Act,”…
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UK expected to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine this week
A laboratory technician supervises filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxfords COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, conducted on a high-performance aseptic vial filling line on September 11, 2020 at Catalent in Anagni, Italy….
Read More Fauci warns of post-Christmas surge in Covid infections
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), not pictured, before they receive the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical…
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U.S. to require people flying from the UK to test negative for Covid, CDC says
A view of signage leading to one of the testing centers at Heathrow Airport on December 22, 2020 in London, England. Joseph Okpako | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States will begin requiring people flying in from…
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Covid resurgence in Japan, South Korea could hit Asia’s economic recovery
Snow falls as people wearing face masks walk through the Asakusa district on March 29, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As 2020 draws to a close, many investors consider Asia as the region with…
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Trump’s veto threat of Covid relief bill is holding up $9 billion in state vaccine funding
A person holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the University Of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Scotty Perry | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. states are anxiously awaiting billions in federal…
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Trump’s threat to veto $900 billion Covid relief bill puts major climate legislation at risk
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s opposition to a $900 billion coronavirus aid package overwhelmingly passed by U.S. lawmakers late Monday jeopardizes the first significant climate change legislation to win congressional approval in about a decade. Trump has threatened…
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Testing delays, staff shortages impede distribution of Covid treatment used by Trump
A medical personnel administers a free Covid-19 tests at a state run drive-through testing site in the parking lot of the University of Texas El Paso campus amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in El Paso, Texas, November 23, 2020….
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Covid changed shopping forever. What it means for your favorite stores
Academy Sports & Outdoors store in Orlando, Florida. Google Earth Academy Sports & Outdoors’ more than 250 stores shuttered for weeks in the early days of the Covid pandemic. But as lockdown orders eased and these stores reopened, many customers…
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New warnings of a Covid ‘Christmas wave and New Year’s wave’
Dr. Stephen Parodi, director of Kaiser Permanente’s nationwide Covid response, warned that new coronavirus case surges are imminent unless Americans change their behavior during a Tuesday evening interview on “The News with Shepard Smith.” “If we don’t make the choice…
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Covid vaccine distribution has been slower than U.S. officials thought it would be
UPS package handlers Jesirae Elzey and Demeatres Ralston unload boxes of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as it arrives at UPS Worldport, in Louisville, Kentucky, December 20, 2020. Michael Clevenger | Pool | Reuters Coronavirus vaccine distribution has been slower than U.S….
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Trump health officials discuss Covid vaccines after U.S. administers first 1 million shots
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Dubai offering Pfizer, Sinopharm Covid vaccines to residents for free
A traveler passes through immigration control by walking through a “smart tunnel ” at Dubai International Airport. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP The United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital Dubai is making the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine available to its residents for free as of…
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Miami’s commercial real estate boom picks up steam amid Covid pandemic
MIAMI — Move over, Texas. The Lone Star state has grabbed headlines as tech companies like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and billionaire Elon Musk are planning to move major operations from California for its greener pastures and — lower taxes. But…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo updates the public as state rolls out Covid vaccines
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Covid aid package gives airlines $15B if they recall furloughed workers
Airline industry workers hold signs during a protest in Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. airlines have begun the complicated process of calling back 32,000 workers they furloughed this…
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Sorrento Therapeutics’ antibodies injection, nose drops to fight Covid
Medical staff member Christina Mathers attends to a patient, who is unconscious, as she holds the patient’s hand in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura…
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Covid crisis made low-wage workers essential, but gains appear fleeting
A man bangs a spatula against a pot to show gratitude to medical workers from Lenox Hill Hospital as part of the nightly #ClapBecauseWeCare during the coronavirus pandemic on May 07, 2020 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty…
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New Covid strain ruins Christmas travel plans for Brits
People walk past the closed entrance of the Eurostar terminal at Brussels South railway station after Britain’s European neighbors began closing their doors to travelers from the United Kingdom amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus, in Brussels,…
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Why Covid vaccine is ‘more like a tetanus shot,’ says NIH Director
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNBC that “it was very likely” that the U.S. government is close to a deal with Pfizer for up to an additional 100 million Covid vaccine doses. “It is good news…
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Biden warns Covid vaccine won’t stop deaths of ‘tens of thousands’ Americans in the months to come
President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to remain “vigilant” over the holidays, adding that…
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Biden to push for more payments in next Covid plan
US President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden will push for a third round of stimulus checks in the…
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Adam Silver positions NBA for breakthrough after Covid
Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner. Getty Images On the eve of a new season, National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver made clear his league would not jump the line to receive Covid-19 vaccines as the NBA attempts to normalize its business….
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Punch Bowl Social files for bankruptcy after Covid devastates its business
Punch Bowl Social on Broadway in Denver, November 01, 2016. Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Punch Bowl Social filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday after the coronavirus pandemic devastated its business. As recently as February, the…
Read More CDC says new Covid strain in UK could already be circulating undetected in U.S.
Medical staff member Christina Mathers attends to a patient, who is unconscious, as she holds the patient’s hand in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura…
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Sen. Warren introduces bill for free Covid testing for teachers, essential workers
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) departs after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing legislation that would provide free Covid testing for teachers, students, essential workers and others…
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Dr. Fauci, Azar receive Moderna’s Covid vaccine as rollout begins
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Covid recovery plans can help battle climate change
Employees of the company Goldbecksolar are testing a module in a solar park under construction in a former gravel opencast mine. Jens Buttner | picture alliance | Getty Images During the coronavirus pandemic, the worst public health crisis in a…
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Joe Biden receives Covid vaccine, encourages public to get inoculated
US President-elect Joe Biden receives a Covid-19 vaccination from Tabe Masa, Nurse Practitioner and Head of Employee Health Services, at the Christiana Care campus in Newark, Delaware on December 21, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe…
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Trump Covid vaccine czar says ‘extremely low’ chance Pfizer and Moderna shots won’t work against new strain
Christy Ruffell, manager of clinic nursing standards at UCHealth Medical Center, left, administers the Covid-19 vaccine to CNA Luis Perez, right, at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital on December 14, 2020 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson | The Denver…
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White House Covid task force kept airport health screeners in place despite risk
In a nearly 17-year career with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Officer Omar E. Palmer had encountered plenty of precarious situations, from suitcases filled with weapons and drugs to disorderly passengers in John F. Kennedy Airport’s international terminal. “I would…
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WHO says new Covid strain in U.K. appears more contagious
World Health Organization (WHO) Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on January 12, 2020 in Geneva. FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP via Getty Images World Health Organization officials said Monday that the coronavirus is mutating “at a much slower rate” than seasonal influenza,…
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House panel subpoenas HHS, CDC chiefs as investigation into Covid response intensifies
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, have been subpoenaed by a House panel investigating the Trump administration’s response to the Covid pandemic. Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of…
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Covid vaccines likely to protect against new virus strain: Dr Gottlieb
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday that existing Covid-19 vaccines will likely provide protection against the new strain of the coronavirus circulating in the U.K. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday implemented strict lockdowns in London and large parts of…
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Covid relief bill includes about $8 billion for vaccine distribution
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya | Reuters The $900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed to by lawmakers allocates $8…
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Covid vaccines will protect against new strains of the virus: Doctor
SINGAPORE — Existing vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective in fighting off infection from new strains of the coronavirus, a U.S. doctor told CNBC this week. His comments came after the U.K. on Saturday said it identified a new mutation…
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New Covid strain makes UK a global pariah amid travel bans
Lorries queue on the A20 to enter the port of Dover in Kent. Gareth Fuller | PA Images via Getty Images LONDON — A highly contagious new variant of the coronavirus is causing countries in Europe and elsewhere to block…
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CDC panel says frontline essential workers, people 75 years and older should get Covid vaccine next
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted 13-1 Sunday to put “frontline essential workers” and people 75 years of age and older next in line to be eligible to receive a vaccine against Covid-19. That so-called phase 1b…
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California’s Covid surge forces trial delay of Theranos Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images…
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Covid vaccinations ‘won’t be chaos,’ assures Walgreens executive
Rick Gates, senior vice president of pharmacy and healthcare at Walgreens, told CNBC that getting vaccines to the general public “won’t be chaos” as the FDA authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use and set plans in motion to get states nearly 6 million doses by early…
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Moderna Covid vaccine FDA approved for emergency use
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna‘s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The vaccine — the second approved for use in the U.S. behind Pfizer and BioNTech‘s — bolsters the U.S. supply of doses. The potentially lifesaving shots are…
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Pent-up demand will sustain Covid boom in RV sales
Winnebago CEO Michael Happe told CNBC on Friday he expects the coronavirus pandemic-inspired surge in recreational vehicle sales to last into next year. The comments came after the Forest City, Iowa-based company reported strong quarterly results that exceeded Wall Street…
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HHS releases sweeping new report on U.S. Covid outbreak in move toward transparency
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday published a sweeping new report on the state of the U.S. Covid-19 outbreak, releasing data that was previously available only to government employees. The new “community profile report” uses data collected…
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December is shaping up to be the Covid pandemic’s deadliest month yet in the U.S.
Sammie Michael Dent, Jr., the grandson of Florence Bolton, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient that died on November 2nd at Roseland Community Hospital, carries her casket into Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.,…
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How to plan a vacation during Covid
We all need a vacation after 2020. And with vaccines being shipped out around the country, now might be a good time to start planning your much-needed getaway in 2021. The most important part of any trip you plan during…
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Pelosi and McConnell will receive Covid vaccine soon
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) (R-KY) with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (L) (D-CA). Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will receive Covid vaccinations in coming days, after the attending physician in…
Read More NY Gov. Cuomo briefs the press on Covid pandemic as state distributes vaccines
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Vice President Mike Pence gets Covid vaccine, Fauci ‘ready to go’
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks after US Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, December 18, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP |…
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COVAX global Covid vaccine program secures nearly 2 billion doses for UNICEF distribution
A pharmacist prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at UCI Medical Center in Orange, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Bing Guan| Bloomberg | Getty Images The global alliance aiming to provide poor nations with coronavirus vaccines…
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FDA pushes back on Trump tweet suggesting Moderna’s Covid vaccine won emergency-use approval
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at an Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday pushed back on a tweet from…
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FDA panel meets on Moderna Covid vaccine for emergency use
[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A Food and Drug Administration panel is meeting Thursday to vote on whether to recommend…
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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid
French President Emmanuel Macron wearing a protective face mask looks on as he makes a statement next to Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas following their meeting at the Elysee Palace on October 28, 2020 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty…
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Singapore foreign minister on Covid vaccines, global outlook for 2021
SINGAPORE — The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Singapore will help the economy to recover — but will not take it back to what it was before the pandemic, the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Thursday….
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Former Obama HHS official criticizes Trump administration’s global Covid approach
Former Health and Human Services official Dr. Mario Ramirez told CNBC that he was “concerned” about equitable access to Covid-19 resources around the globe, and criticized the Trump administration for not participating in the multilateral COVAX facility. “One of the…
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Adidas will keep opening new stores despite Covid e-commerce surge: CEO
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted told CNBC that the German sportswear company will continue to invest in brick-and-mortar stores, despite the boom in e-commerce sales during the coronavirus pandemic. “There’s no doubt that online has accelerated two to three years into…
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Dr. Fauci says U.S. could return to normal by mid-fall if most people get Covid vaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 19, 2020 in Washington,…
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‘We want them infected,’ Trump HHS appointee said in email pushing to expose infants, kids and teens to Covid
Former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door session at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Top Trump appointees at the Department of Health…
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FDA authorizes Abbott’s rapid $25 Covid test for at-home use
Abbott Laboratories’ BinaxNow kit Abbott Labs The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced that it has authorized Abbott Labs‘ rapid Covid-19 test for at-home use, though doctors must prescribe the test for patients. The test, which is an antigen…
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Ellume’s at-home Covid test may be for sale at drugstores in February: CEO
The at-home coronavirus test that recently received emergency clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be on the shelves of drugstores as soon as February, according to the developer’s CEO. “We’ll be shipping first product in the beginning…
Read More New York Gov. Cuomo warns a January economic shutdown is possible as Covid cases soar to springtime records
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images New York’s non-essential businesses may be forced to close again in January if the state doesn’t…
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New York Gov. Cuomo holds a press briefing as state starts distributing Covid vaccine
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Trump health officials discuss Pfizer Covid vaccine as U.S. administers shots
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Prisoners have been excluded from Covid vaccine plans
A protester waves a “Black Lives Matter” flag across the street during the demonstration. Representatives from various organizations including Free the People Roc and HALT (Humane Alternatives to Long-term) travelled to Elmira Correctional Facility from across the state to protest…
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HHS Secretary Azar says the public will get Covid vaccine ‘by the end of February into March’
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told “The News with Shepard Smith” that most Americans can expect to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as late February. “I believe by the end of February, the end of March, of…
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Covid vaccine ‘game changer’ for air travel
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told CNBC on Tuesday he was optimistic that the deployment of coronavirus vaccines would help kick-start demand for air travel around the world, drawing on his experience with his own family. “Just before coming on this show, I…
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Covid vaccine may be available at CVS, Walgreens stores in early spring
Health-care workers across the U.S. received Covid-19 vaccinations Monday, the first Americans to do so outside of a clinical trial. It will still be several months, however, before the average person can walk into their local drugstore or grocery store…
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Not all seniors will get Covid vaccine quickly. Most will have to wait
Ergin Yalcin | E+ | Getty Images For the nation’s oldest individuals who are eager for protection against Covid, the waiting game has commenced. Shipment of 2.9 million doses of the first U.S.-authorized coronavirus vaccine began Sunday, headed for hundreds…
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U.S. administers first shots of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine, launching a historic rollout
Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester from Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., December 14,…
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Distribution money at stake in Covid relief talks
Congressional efforts to fund state and local distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine continued to hang in the balance on Monday even as the first doses of Pfizer’s pioneering inoculation were being administered. Lawmakers have yet to agree to a funding…
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Buy now, pay later plans are booming in the Covid economy
New sneakers, a MacBook, a Peloton — you can pay for almost anything in installments these days. Like the layaway plans of old, but now called point-of-sale loans, “buy now, pay later” lets shoppers break their purchases into equal installment…
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Trump health officials discuss Pfizer Covid vaccine as U.S. begins administering shots
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London to enter Tier 3 as UK government announces tougher Covid rules
Commuters walk along the Thames Path in view of Tower Bridge in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — London will be placed into England’s toughest tier of coronavirus restrictions from…
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Pfizer’s CEO hasn’t gotten his Covid vaccine yet, saying he doesn’t want to cut in line
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla hasn’t received his company’s Covid-19 vaccine shot yet, saying Monday he and other executives will not “cut the line” as U.S. officials kick off a massive effort to distribute the vaccine across the country. The vaccine,…
Read More NY Gov. Cuomo holds press briefing as Covid vaccine rollout begins
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Trump does not wear mask at Army-Navy game despite Covid concerns
US President Donald Trump joins West Point cadets during the Army-Navy football game at Michie Stadium on December 12, 2020 in West Point, New York. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump did not wear a mask…
Read More CDC panel clears Pfizer Covid vaccine for people over age of 16
CDC headquarters in Atlanta Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images A key U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted unanimously to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 years and older on Saturday, clearing another pivotal hurdle…
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Tragedy, Covid isolation, and mental health
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Pfizer’s Covid vaccine approved by FDA for emergency use
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FDA advisor who voted against recommending Pfizer’s Covid vaccine explains why she would ‘be first in line’ to get it
The Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel signed off on Pfizer’s Covid vaccine with a 17 to 4 vote, with one abstention on Thursday night. Dr. Archana Chatterjee, dean of the Chicago Medical School, was one of the four…
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White House threatens to fire FDA chief unless Covid vaccine OKed Friday: reports
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Walgreens may begin Covid vaccinations at nursing homes before Christmas
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Black health leaders try to build trust in the Covid vaccine among African Americans
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Read More Dr. Archana Chatterjee explains her FDA panel ‘no’ vote on Pfizer Covid vaccine
Dr. Archana Chatterjee, a member of the FDA advisory panel who voted against recommending Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, told CNBC on Friday that her opposition was because she did not believe 16- and 17-year-olds should be included right…
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FDA chief says agency will quickly approve Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for emergency use
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Why the Covid vaccine rollout will be ‘a Herculean operation’
President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board member Dr. Atul Gawande told CNBC that the Covid-19 vaccine rollout “is a Herculean operation” with potential hitches along the way as Pfizer’s Covid vaccine just took a big step toward FDA approval for emergency…
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Covid pandemic drove a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020
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Dr. Fauci says Covid vaccine trials on pregnant women and young kids could begin in January
Drugmakers and U.S. regulators plan to launch clinical trials in January testing the safety of Covid-19 vaccines on pregnant women and young children, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Those two groups…
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FDA advisory panel meets today to vote on whether to recommend approval of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine
[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A Food and Drug Administration panel is meeting Thursday to vote on whether to recommend…
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Google search panels tackle misinformation about Covid vaccines
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Sen. Joe Manchin says Covid bi-partisan relief plan is an emergency package, ‘not a do-all, end-all’
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are trying to broker a $908 billion stimulus plan. He told “The News with Shepard Smith” in an interview Wednesday that “this is truly an emergency package,” as…
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U.S. plans to ship 2.9 million Covid doses as early as the end of this week
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Covid vaccine offers exhausted nurses hope, but not immediate relief
A medical staff member Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez closes his eyes while taking a. short brake in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura | Getty Images…
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Trump administration officials discuss Covid vaccine distribution
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Covid ‘long haulers’ may take more than a year to recover, says Mayo Clinic doctor
Coronavirus patients who develop “post-Covid syndrome” brain fog and fatigue — often referred to as “long haulers” — may feel the effects for more than a year, according to a Mayo Clinic doctor studying the phenomenon. Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, an…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing on Covid response
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China’s Covid vaccine from Sinopharm is 86% effective, UAE says
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Privacy challenges Trump administration’s effort to track Covid vaccinations
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U.S. hasn’t seen full Covid brunt from Thanksgiving, Fauci warns
Passengers depart Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Atlanta, Georgia, November 23, 2020. Chris Aluka Berry | Reuters As the Christmas season inches closer, the U.S. has yet to see…
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Beware of Covid vaccine scams. Don’t get a fake one
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The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday data from Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trials was consistent with recommendations put forth by the agency for an emergency use authorization, adding the vaccine was highly effective and did not raise any specific safety…
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American Airlines offers $129 at-home Covid tests for U.S. travel
A person walks at Reagan National Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Arlington, November 25, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters American Airlines will start offering travelers $129 at-home Covid-19 tests, results that can help them avoid quarantines as long…
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U.S. should be a Covid disaster mindset for two months
Intensive-care unit and lung doctor Dr. Vin Gupta told CNBC that the next two months in the United States should have everyone in a “disaster mindset” as Covid-19 cases explode across the nation. “Doctors in the reserves, U.S. Air Force…
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Bill Gates says six Covid vaccines could be available by spring 2021
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Redfin CEO says the booming Covid housing market can get even hotter
The hot housing market during the coronavirus pandemic could heat up further if more homes are put up for sale, the CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin told CNBC on Monday. “If we see people get more comfortable letting others into…
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Can you be fired if you refuse the Covid vaccine?
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‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary blasts patchwork state Covid restrictions
Kevin O’Leary on Monday ripped the patchwork approach to coronavirus restrictions across the U.S., saying locale-by-locale variation puts a significant burden on business operators. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the “Shark Tank” investor acknowledged there is a need for policies to curb…
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Average daily new Covid cases, deaths approach U.S. records
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb won’t eat indoors in a restaurant due to Covid risk
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he has avoided indoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic over safety concerns. “On a personal level, I’ve gone to many big-box stores properly masked, and I wear a high-quality mask when I go out. I…
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UK to rollout Covid vaccine Tuesday
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Winter Covid surge the ‘worst event that this country will face’
Dr. Deborah Birx warned on Sunday that the escalating coronavirus surge is likely to be the most trying event in U.S. history, as hospital systems around the country strain to combat its mounting daily death toll. “This is not just…
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Covid is killing more than 2,000 people a day in the U.S. as infections surge
For the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is reporting a weekly average of more than 2,000 Covid-19 deaths every day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as infections rip through the country and…
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Charity CEO warns of the impact of Covid on conservation in Africa
The co-founder and CEO of charity Tusk has told CNBC that the shutdown of the tourism industry in Africa due to the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic crisis which is impacting conservation in the region. Charles Mayhew, who is…
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Paramedics under ‘extreme stress’ as Covid toll climbs: Ambulance company CEOs
Now stretching into its ninth month, the coronavirus pandemic is putting significant strain on paramedics and emergency medical technicians across the U.S., the CEOs of ambulance companies told CNBC on Friday. “There’s a huge shortage of paramedics nationwide, whether it…
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CDC’s new guidance for shorter Covid quarantines catches criticism
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Revised CDC data shows higher relative Black, Hispanic Covid death rate
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Restaurant industry loses jobs for the first time since April amid Covid restrictions
A waiter wearing a mask stands outside the Da Gennaro restaurant in Little Italy on November 15, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images The restaurant industry lost jobs for the first time since April as new…
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WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
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CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Rick Santelli debate over Covid lockdowns
“Squawk Box” co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin and CNBC bond maven Rick Santelli engaged in a heated on-air debate Friday over coronavirus restrictions, a back-and-forth that mirrored the ongoing divide among many Americans throughout the pandemic and the derisiveness of the…
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Cheesecake Factory settles with SEC over misleading Covid risk disclosures
The Cheesecake Factory is coming to New York City. George Rose | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged and settled with the Cheesecake Factory for misleading investors with its Covid-19 disclosures. This is the first time that…
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WHO holds a press briefing on Covid as countries prepare to distribute vaccine
[The stream is slated to start at 11:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The World Health Organization is holding a briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic as countries…
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Tom Farley, dealmaker and ex-NYSE president, shares his Covid ordeal
Tom Farley, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, on Friday detailed his battle with Covid-19 early in the pandemic, telling CNBC “it was not a good period in my life.” “I had a 102 to 103.5 [degree] fever…
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Brent to drop to $45 in 2021 despite good news on Covid vaccine
SINGAPORE — Fitch Ratings expects Brent prices to drop to $45 per barrel in 2021 — even though there’s good news on the vaccine front, the credit rating agency said this week. That’s close to 9% lower than what a…
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Pfizer shares fall on report company cut its Covid vaccine rollout target
Pfizer shares fell Thursday after a report said the U.S. drugmaker expects to ship half of the Covid-19 vaccines it originally planned for this year due to supply-chain problems. The Wall Street Journal, citing a person directly involved in the…
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California to impose regional stay-at-home order to ease Covid hospitalizations, governor says
California governor Gavin Newsom Rich Pedroncelli | Pool | AP California will impose a limited stay-at-home order on certain regions of the state where Covid-19 cases are placing a strain on intensive care units, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. The…
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Delta warns of slowing bookings, higher cash burn as Covid spikes
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Amid Covid relief efforts, bleak winter ahead for small businesses
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Why Pfizer's Covid vaccine has been authorized in the U.K. but not the U.S. yet
Pfizer had been submitting data on its vaccine on a “rolling basis” to the U.K., meaning regulators there were able to review the data in real-time.
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Anthony Fauci to meet with Joe Biden’s Covid transition team for first time
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks with Vice President Mike Pence as they participate in a news briefing with member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the James S. Brady Press…
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Facebook to remove misinformation about Covid vaccines
Facebook’s logo displayed on a phone screen and keyboard. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook said Thursday it will start removing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines as countries around the world prepare to start rolling them out. Facebook’s policy…
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IBM uncovers global email attack on Covid vaccine supply chain
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El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office staff lock-up the mobile morgues before moving bodies that are in bags labeled “Covid” from refrigerated trailers into the morgue office amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. November 23,…
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Warp Speed’s supply director urges patience on Covid vaccine
Operation Warp Speed’s director of supply production and distribution put out an estimated timetable on Covid-19 vaccine availability across the United States. In an interview on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” on Wednesday evening, Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski (Ret.)…
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The UK’s Pfizer Covid vaccine rollout: How it will happen
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U.S. Covid hospitalizations top 100,000, an ‘unfathomable’ milestone
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Trump Covid vaccine czar says U.S. should be able to immunize nearly third of population by end of February
The U.S. should be able to distribute enough coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize 100 million people by the end of February, President Donald Trump’s Covid-19 vaccine czar said Wednesday. That will be enough doses to protect a “significant portion” of the…
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Cuomo warns Covid surge to last through January, expects first NY vaccine doses by Dec. 15
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has warned for months of the associated surge-upon-surge stemming from the holiday season, says he expects the latest infection increase to continue through January at least. What happens next? Aside from shoring up hospital capacity as…
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Some Rhode Island Covid patients are being moved to field hospital
Some coronavirus patients in Rhode Island have been moved to a field hospital due to standard facilities reaching bed capacity, according to the CEO of the state’s largest health network. The field hospital, located at the Rhode Island Convention Center,…
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WHO says Covid vaccine approval is a first step, demand must be created
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CDC offers shorter 7- and 10-day Covid quarantine guidelines
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb sees Covid vaccine in ‘rationing’ mode into the spring
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday the availability of coronavirus vaccine doses is likely to be limited in the next few months should U.S. regulators grant emergency approval later this month. “We’re going to be in this sort of rationing…
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Covid cases and deaths in nursing homes are getting worse
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Dr. Fauci warns the U.S. will see a ‘surge upon a surge’ of Covid cases following the holidays
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CDC panel votes today on who gets the Covid vaccine first
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Trump Covid vaccine chief says everyone in U.S. could be immunized by June
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Dr. Moncef Slaoui, vaccine expert, delivers an update on “Operation Warp Speed” in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s coronavirus vaccine czar…
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Biden Covid advisor ‘relieved’ about Dr. Scott Atlas resignation
President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board member Dr. Celine Gounder told CNBC that she is “relieved” upon hearing news that President Donald Trump’s special advisor on the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Scott Atlas, formally resigned from his post. “I am relieved…
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New York implements emergency hospital measures as Covid cases surge, Gov. Cuomo says
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First ‘mass air shipment’ of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine arrives as airlines prepare for more
The Federal Aviation Administration said it supported the “first mass air shipment” of Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, as pharmaceutical companies and airlines prepare networks for broad distribution. United Airlines carried Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine from Brussels to Chicago O’Hare International Airport,…
Read More New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on Covid
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Moderna Covid vaccine is 94.1% effective, plans to apply for emergency OK Monday
Moderna said Monday it will request emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine after new data confirms the vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 and was safe. Moderna is the second drugmaker…
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More data needed on AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine trials
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Long lines for Covid testing not going away, Summit CityMD CEO says
The lines that in recent weeks have stretched for hours at urgent care locations around New York City are not going away anytime soon, Summit CityMD CEO Dr. Jeffrey Le Benger told CNBC on Friday. Of the roughly 34,000 patients…
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Black Friday may have seen ‘fundamental change’ due to Covid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic caused retailers to shift their approach to the holiday shopping season, opening the promotional window for Black Friday deals much earlier than years past. And some in the retail industry believe the adaptions may become standard practice…
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World Health Organization holds a briefing on Covid as Europe’s outbreak appears to slow
[The stream is slated to start at 11:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The World Health Organization is holding a briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic as cases…
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Covid mutations do not appear to be helping the virus spread more rapidly, study says
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Top Glove becomes the epicenter of Malaysia’s Covid resurgence
SINGAPORE — Top Glove, the world’s largest medical glove maker, has shut 20 manufacturing sites in Malaysia after thousands of workers tested positive for Covid-19. A total of 2,684 Top Glove employees — most of them foreign workers — have…
Read More New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on Covid as cases climb
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Covid cases are exploding across U.S. and Thanksgiving could be an ‘accelerator event’
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Challenges Pfizer faces distributing Covid 19 vaccine to the masses
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FDA clears a ‘new generation’ of Covid antibody test designed to tell how well someone is protected against the virus
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Texas food bank doubles amount of people it serves amid Covid
Eric Cooper, CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, told CNBC that his Texas food bank now feeds double the amount of people it used to compared to before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the United States. “Pre-pandemic we fed about…
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Texas hospitals prepare to administer Covid vaccine shots in less than three weeks
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Pentagon Covid briefing as military struggles to contain outbreaks
WASHINGTON — Department of Defense officials are slated to address the spike in coronavirus cases within the U.S. military at a press briefing on Tuesday. In the past week, U.S. Defense officials recorded more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among members of…
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U.S. to test run Covid vaccine distribution networks as it awaits FDA clearance in ‘just a few weeks’
Alex Azar speaks at Operation Warp Speed press conference, November 24, 2020. Source: CNBC The U.S. federal government is conducting a practice run this week of its coronavirus vaccine distribution networks with some test shipments as the drugs await emergency…
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Russia to charge less for Covid vaccine and to produce 1 billion doses
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Grocery workers face new challenges as Covid worsens, fatigue sets in
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New York Gov. Cuomo reopens Covid field hospital in Staten Island as hospitalizations accelerate
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Rise in Covid spread puts hospital workers at risk: Allina Health CEO
The sharp uptick in coronavirus cases across the Midwest is increasing health-care workers’ risk of getting infected, jeopardizing staffing levels needed to care for other Covid-19 patients, according to the CEO of a Minnesota hospital system. Dr. Penny Wheeler, who…
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