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Coronavirus cases in Europe top 25 million

More than 25 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics at 1100 GMT on Friday. The 52 nations are the world’s worst affected zone in terms of the number of infections, followed by the US and Canada at 19,188,172, Latin America and the

Coronavirus cases in California surpass 2 million

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. California became the first state in the nation on Thursday to surpass 2 million cases of the novel coronavirus, according to estimates from Johns Hopkins University.  Estimates from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource

A Black doctor died from COVID-19 after she posted a video from her hospital bed saying she was being mistreated: ‘This is how Black people get killed.’

Dr. Susan Moore, a Black physician in Indianapolis, died December 20 from COVID-19 after documenting what she said was mistreatment due to her race.  Moore said her reports of pain were only acknowledged when scans confirmed worsening lung complications, and that she was discharged too early. "Those people were trying to kill me," she said. 

U.S. Buys 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

The United States has purchased an additional 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, enough to vaccinate around 50 million people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. The nearly $2 billion deal is the second one between the U.S. government and the pharmaceutical giant, bringing Pfizer's total commitment to

Should Pregnant & Breastfeeding People Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

On Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used on people 16 and older in the United States. As the proposed timeline for distribution for the vaccine for adults begins to become clearer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

First coronavirus vaccine deliveries out to all 50 states in US

When will the coronavirus vaccine reach the general public? Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat discusses the vaccine distribution timeline on ‘Fox & Friends First.’ The U.S. will administer its first doses of Pfizer’s recently approved coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14, as part of a historic mass vaccination effort, while related deaths tick

FDA ‘rapidly working to finalize’ Pfizer coronavirus vaccine approval

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working toward quickly finalizing and issuing emergency approval for Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, according to top FDA officials. “Following yesterday’s positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the

G20 to back ‘equitable’ access to coronavirus vaccine

G20 leaders will pledge to “spare no effort” in ensuring the equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide and reaffirm support for debt-laden poor countries, according to a draft communique seen by AFP Sunday. The leaders also struck a unified tone on supporting “multilateral” trade as well as the global fight against climate change, but the

When will Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine be ready to ship?

Pfizer will apply for FDA approval after announcing vaccine’s 95% percent effectiveness Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel with Pfizer vaccine analysis and his take on when emergency authorization will likely take place. Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that they were submitting an emergency use authorization request to the FDA for its coronavirus