Covid-19, overshadowed by Washington, was deadlier than ever in America
Deaths reported across the country on Wednesday set a new record. Five states have now reported their millionth case. — NYT: Top Stories
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Scientists and policymakers debate delaying second vaccine dose
Is it wiser to hold back the second doses everyone will need, or to give as many people as possible a shot now? There are concerns due to a supply constraint. Only Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are authorized, even though policymakers had
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European Medicines Agency validates Bristol Myers Squibb’s Application for Opdivo (nivolumab) as adjuvant treatment for resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer following chemoradiotherapy
PRINCETON, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — $BMY #BMS—Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) validated its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Opdivo (nivolumab) as an adjuvant treatment for esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer in adult patients
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A teacher whose class video made her a national sensation dies from Covid-19 at 35, more
The virus has taken the life of a young American teacher who became famous for a 2018 video of her students. Meanwhile, confusion and shortages impede some U.S. vaccination campaigns. And, India has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and a local version.
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India tests vaccine delivery system with nationwide trial
Health workers participate in a COVID-19 vaccine delivery system trial in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as it prepares to roll-out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus
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Virus updates: More contagious coronavirus variant is detected in Florida
Other cases involving the highly contagious variant that was first identified in Britain have been found in Colorado, California, and now Florida. — NYT: Top Stories
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Bristol Myers Squibb provides update on status of Contingent Value Rights
PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$BMY #BMS—Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the Biologics License Application (BLA) for lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma after at least two prior therapies remains under review
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The state of the virus: 2020 in review
In the final weeks of 2020, the U.S. continues to set new records in cases and deaths. — NYT: Top Stories
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Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID’s unfulfilled ones
This image provided by Lucy O’Donoghue shows a children playing by a lake. Although this year’s quarantine limited Lucy O’Donoghue’s opportunities for travel, she found ways to focus on her two sons by taking them for ‘micro-holidays’ at a beach near their