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The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday -- as the shots are poised to begin key final testing. »COMPLETE COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS “No matter how you slice this, this is good news,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease…

CLOSE A small study strengthens evidence that pregnant women infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to a fetus before birth. (July 9) AP DomesticThe first confirmed case of a mother transmitting the coronavirus to her unborn baby has been reported in France, according to a case study published Tuesday.French doctors said…

CLOSE According to a Pew Research Center report, discrimination and racism have increased in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, particularly for Asians. USA TODAYAs the coronavirus pandemic reached new highs in Florida and across the world Sunday, New York City health officials offered a glimmer of hope: They reported zero deaths for the first…

In news that has broken the Internet, Russia has become the first nation to complete clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine on humans, and the results have proven the medication's effectiveness, the media reported on Sunday.Chief researcher Elena Smolyarchuk, who heads the Center for Clinical Research on Medications at Sechenov University, told Russian news agency TASS…

South Africa is stumbling along, mainly due to a combination of factors. One is certainly, as Ramaphosa pointed out, many people’s refusal to change behaviour. Other factors include an inept state and a brittle healthcare system already showing alarming signs of strain, writes Pieter du Toit.President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night put the country on…