Monthly Archives: July, 2020

A majority of voters reject reducing police funding and moving that money to social services, despite a national push in recent weeks from activist groups and some politicians, according to an ABC/Washington Post poll released Tuesday.The poll finds that a majority of Americans (63 percent) support the Black Lives Matter movement, and 69 percent say Black…

New research indicates that white, non-Hispanic patients are less likely to have a severe form of the illness caused by SARS-CoV-2.The research, published in the journal Radiology, provides further evidence of the disproportionate effects of issues concerning race and ethnicity on the severity of COVID-19.The sudden emergence and rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 could arguably have…

The Oxford adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine is safe and elicits significant immune responses in study volunteers, according to research published in The Lancet.Share on PinterestWill the Oxford vaccine turn the tide of the pandemic?Image credit: Steve Parsons / POOL / AFPAmong the myriad of vaccine candidates that researchers across the globe are developing to stop the…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the next coronavirus relief bill will focus on three priorities — kids, jobs and health care. The Kentucky Republican pointed to surveys that show child care and school are a top priority for Americans, so making sure classrooms can safely reopen will be the primary focus for the…

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Drug company executives plan to tell the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday they can make a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine in record time, according to written testimony…