Nearly 300 Illinois nursing home patients and staff have died from COVID-19, but exactly where still remains largely cloaked in secrecy. Unlike some states, Illinois hasn’t named specific facilities where the virus has been detected. That’s been true even in cases of significant clusters of deaths. While state officials signal that could be changing, for…
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Moderna's stock was surging Friday after the biotech company announced it has received as much as $483 million in federal funding to accelerate development of a coronavirus vaccine.Shares of the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm opened more than 12% higher to around $46. During Thursday's session, the stock hit an intraday all-time high of $41.55.Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.COVID-19, the disease that has caused the coronavirus pandemic, is a respiratory illness that has symptoms that can include fatigue, a persistent cough and fevers. However, researchers in Spain believe they have discovered another symptom —lesions on feet.According to a statement…
SUMMER: THE GROCER HAD INITIALLY ASKED ITS ASSOCIATES NOT TO WEAR THEM, BUT AS WESH 2’S AMANDA DUKES REPORTS, THE COMPANY HAS NOW CHANGED ITS MIND AMANDA: PUBLIX STORE POLICY DID NOT ALLOW EMPLOYEES WHO DON’T NORMALLY WEAR GLOVES OR MASKS TO WEAR THEM AS PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. BUT IN AN EMAIL TO WESH…