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Pinning hopes on vaccine is not the right coronavirus strategy, expert says

“Pinning all our hopes on a vaccine that works immediately is not the right strategy,” Dr. William Haseltine, a former professor at Harvard University’s medical and public health schools, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Haseltine said a broad public health strategy is a better way to contain the spread of the virus along with the help… Read More »

‘Not going back’: DeSantis says no plans to reverse course on Florida reopening

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is “not going back” on reopening as cases there continue to skyrocket. The Republican governor told reporters on Tuesday that he thinks the surging numbers of COVID-19 cases are not because of stores being open but rather “social interactions.” “We’re not going back, closing things. I don’t think… Read More »

China’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promise in human trials, CNBG says

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China National Biotec Group (CNBG) said on Tuesday its experimental coronavirus vaccine has triggered antibodies in clinical trials and the company plans late-stage human trials in foreign countries. No vaccines have been solidly proven to be able to effectively protect people from the virus that has killed more than 400,000 people, while… Read More »