A version of this story appeared in the April 19 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every day. (CNN)Less than a month ago, Singapore was being hailed as a country that got its corona…
The NYPD busted a massive party in Brooklyn Saturday night, one that drew as many as 60 people to a Canarsie storefront. Authorities were called to the Avenue L block about 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Police confirmed two arrests and at least 60 were given summons. What was originally thought to have started as a music…
Dr. Woods Hutchinson had opinions about a certain epidemic. “The reason for the spread? Pig-headedness, not another thing,” he raged in in Des Moines on November 25, 1918. “We knew it was prevalent in Europe and that it would find its way here.” His speech on the so-called Spanish influenza was colorful, to say the…
Published on Apr 16, 2020As face masks become more important in fighting the COVID-19 spread, hospitals are facing a deadly shortage. To help fill the gap, retailers like New Balance, Ralph Lauren, and Under Armour have started making masks out of factories that once produced shoes and clothes. Business Insider spoke with two companies about…
Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) has signed an agreement for a $483 million funding from a federal agency, the biotechnology company announced Thursday. What Happened The funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will help the company's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine advance through clinical trials to an approval by the United States Food and…