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Since the beginning of the pandemic, several companies, including BioNTech and Pfizer, have been racing towards creating the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The time when that race ends is quickly approaching, with the CDC saying that limited doses could be going out to the highest-risk individuals by late October. With […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Up For Debate

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The Trump administration recently purchased 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories.
On August 27, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany released an official statement that the Trump administration had signed a $760 million deal to purchase 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories. These tests will allow millions of Americans to get almost-instant COVID-19 test results and may help slow […]

White House Purchases 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests

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The new COVID-19 plasma treatment is administered intravenously through a drip bag, shown here.
In late August, President Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had completed the authorization process for convalescent plasma treatment to aid victims of the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 plasma treatment was previously available to many Americans, yet the FDA’s authorization will make the treatment more accessible to […]

FDA Approves COVID-19 Plasma Treatment

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The CDC recently released a report that found racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 data.
Recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities in who is testing positive with COVID-19. These disparities are likely caused by the effects of long-standing social factors and are largely due to workplace COVID exposure. Data Trends […]

CDC Finds Racial Disparities in COVID Data

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Recently, the President announced that the FDA had approved the emergency use of convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients. There have been indications that this could be an effective treatment, but experts caution that we do not have sufficient data to confirm this. Treatment and Trials Of Plasma Treatment The convalescent […]

Plasma Treatment For Covid-19 Approved

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