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Young, healthy adults will be deliberately reinfected with COVID-19 to boost vaccine development
Healthy, young volunteers who have previously had COVID-19 will be deliberately exposed to coronavirus for a second time to see how the immune system responds, as part of a new U.K. study. Researchers at the University of Oxford on Monday launched the “human challenge” trial to investigate what happens when volunteers who have recovered from the …
79% effective in U.S. trial
A healthcare professional draws up a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the vaccination centre set up inside Brighton Centre in Brighton, southern England, on January 26, 2021. Ben Stensall | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The findings of a large U.S. trial have shown that the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and …
European stock markets today: Brexit talks stutter
LONDON — European markets were mixed on Friday morning as British and European leaders strike pessimistic tones about the prospect of agreeing to a post-Brexit trade deal. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered either side of the flatline in early trade, with travel and leisure stocks sliding 0.8% while basic resources added 0.7%. British Prime Minister …
White House Health Advisor Birx Hopes to Brief Biden Monday on Coronavirus Response – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said she hopes to brief President-elect Joe Biden’s team on Monday. Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the official leading the transition planning effort briefed the Biden team on Operation Warp Speed, the program tasked with developing the coronavirus vaccine. WASHINGTON — White House coronavirus …
Health care stocks do well when the Fed cuts interest rates
Jerome Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve speaks during a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on June 4, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Many investors believe the Federal Reserve is set to start cutting interest rates, possibly as early as this week. And history shows …