COVID-19

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HHS Released More Coronavirus Vaccine Contracts As Election Results Unfolded

2:16pm November 08, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

Newly released COVID-19 vaccine contracts include weakened protections against potential price gouging. Several key federal contracts still haven't been disclosed by the government.

Keeping your hands clean is always important to reduce infection but especially so now to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus FAQs: Should I Purell My Nostrils? Can Lysol Disinfect The Air?

6:20pm November 06, 2020

by Fran Kritz

Can rubbing hand sanitizer inside the nostrils help reduce infection? Can spraying Lysol in a room every hour or so disinfect the air? Plus: a primer on how to use hand sanitizer effectively.

The flawed coronavirus test kits went out to public laboratories in February. An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review obtained by NPR says the wrong quality control protocols were used.

CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway

2:22pm November 06, 2020

by Dina Temple-Raston

An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.

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Regeneron has developed a drug called REGN-COV2 that is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies that block the virus that causes COVID-19. The company has a contract to supply up to 300 million doses to the U.S. government.

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Federal Supply Deal For COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Lacks Some Customary Protections

2:19pm November 06, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

To boost the supply of Regeneron's antibody therapy for COVID-19, the federal government entered into a $450 million supply contract. Details of the deal show some safeguards are missing.

A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims

New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000

9:01am November 06, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

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Many Places Hard Hit By COVID-19 Leaned More Toward Trump In 2020 Than 2016

8:51am November 06, 2020

An NPR analysis shows that the majority of counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates showed stronger support for Trump in 2020 than they did four years ago.

Medical staff members treat a patient with COVID-19 last week in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, experts say immunizing health workers first is the best way to curb deaths and sto

First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Go To Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers

8:26pm November 05, 2020

by Pien Huang

A team of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths and viral spread fast.

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels?

7:12pm November 05, 2020

by Will Stone

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

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Health Officials Share COVID-19 Holiday Precautions

4:15pm November 05, 2020

by David Ford

At a press conference today, Governor Roy Cooper and Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen expressed their concern over COVID-19 indicators across North Carolina.

Heather Wilcox-Nicholls lost her job with Mattress Firm during the pandemic. She had been with the company for about five years and was about to take on a new store as a manager.

These Women Built Careers In Retail. The Pandemic Tore Through Their Stores

4:06pm November 05, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Women hold the majority of jobs in clothing and department stores, gift and souvenir shops. They run cash registers everywhere. Now thousands of stores have shuttered, leaving them jobless.

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