Watch: House Holds Coronavirus Funding Hearing
The House is holding a hearing on President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2021, including funding to fight the coronavirus.
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Drugmaker, Feds Fast-Track Coronavirus Vaccine Effort — Human Trials Could Begin in Few Months
The U.S. federal government and drugmaker Moderna are fast-tracking effforts to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Center for Disease Control Warns of Coronavirus Pandemic — Not If But When More Americans Infected
“Current global circumstances suggest it’s likely this virus will cause a pandemic,” Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anne Schuchat, told reporters at a news briefing on Tuesday.
CDC: Season’s Flu Vaccine ‘Mismatch’ for Main Strain Hitting Children
The flu season is far from over, yet a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states this season’s vaccine for the flu strain primarily affecting children is only a 58 percent match.
NIH’s Fauci: 2018 Is the Earliest We’ll Have Zika Vaccine
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Sunday on New York AM 970 radio show “The Cats Roundtable” that the earliest there will be a vaccine for Zika will be 2018. “We’re working on a vaccine here at NIH
Obama Administration Health Director: Brazil Successfully Used DDT to End Zika Virus in Past
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) says that during the 1950s and 1960s, Brazil successfully eliminated the mosquito carrying the Zika virus through the use of DDT.
Centers for Disease Control: Zika Virus ‘A Bit Scarier Than We Initially Thought’
The Obama administration is raising the alarm about the Zika virus, warning Congress and the American people that more funding is needed to respond to the threat posed by the virus.
NIH Chief Doctor on Zika Virus: We’re ‘Very Aggressively Pushing Towards Developing a Vaccine’
Appearing on New York AM 970 radio show “The Cats Roundtable,” National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Anthony Fauci announced they were “pushing aggressively towards developing a vaccine” for the Zika Virus. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to get to clinical trials
Brazil Discovers Live Zika Virus in Saliva, Urine, and Blood
Brazilian scientists detected live Zika virus in human saliva and urine, which may indicate that a person in contact with these bodily fluids can contract the virus.
