It was the deadliest day of the pandemic, not just in the US but likely in any country in the world. Hospitals across the country continued to fill up — the number of people of hospitalized with Covid-19 reached 132,476 yesterday, yet another record. It’s likely many of the hospitalised will not survive. A new … Read more
The largely subdued celebrations reflect this devastating year. In the United States, more people have died from Covid-19 in 2020 than were killed in battle in World War II and Vietnam combined. And the outlook remains grim for the first few months of next year. A new forecast projects more than 80,000 could die from … Read more
One count, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows about 9.5 million doses have been distributed as of Wednesday morning and just over a million people have been vaccinated — not even close to the goal Warp Speed originally set. But the vaccines may come too late for some, as the … Read more
Let’s look at the situation in the UK: As a result of its spring lockdown, the British economy shrank by 20% in the second quarter, pushing it into the deepest recession of any major developed economy. Which is why Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now under pressure from some members of his Cabinet to keep … Read more
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said Wednesday that the company will not have enough data to file for emergency use authorization of its vaccine candidate until November 25, weeks after Americans go to the polls. Public health experts have expressed concern that the Trump administration is expediting the development process, undermining the safety and efficacy of … Read more
Speaking to journalist Bob Woodward, Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and “more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” Trump … Read more
More than 1.5 million Texas and Louisiana residents were under evacuation orders after the National Hurricane Center warned of “unsurvivable” storm surges of 20 feet or higher. Laura, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm before being downgraded to a Category 2 as it made its way inland, could overwhelm coasts and lead to … Read more
“This virus has impacted almost every country, but there’s a reason it has hit America worse than any other advanced nation. It’s because of Trump’s failure to take it seriously from the start,” Harris said during a joint appearance with the former Vice President on Wednesday, in a preview of what is likely to be … Read more