Photo: Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday the state will completely reopen its economy, allowing restaurants at operate full capacity and barring localities from ordering businesses to close. Why it matters: The state became one of the world's epicenters for the virus in July, forcing DeSantis to pause its first […]
Johnson & Johnson Starts Its Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
UPDATE (September 23, 2020): At the end of March, as the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 were becoming increasingly apparent, Johnson & Johnson announced that it expected to be able to test its candidate vaccine on people by September 2020. The pharmaceutical company met that goal with July's Phase 1/2a first-in-human clinical study, […]
Jack Osbourne Reveals How Daughters Contracted Coronavirus, Leading to 'COVID Outbreak' at Home
Jack Osbourne is giving some details about how not one but two of his daughters contracted COVID-19. On Wednesday's episode of the Pretty Messed Up podcast, the father of three said that both 2½-year-old Minnie Theodora and one of her older sisters (Osbourne also shares Andy Rose, 5, and Pearl Clementine, 8, with ex-wife Lisa Stelly) […]
Sterling K. Brown Stresses Importance of Mental and Emotional Support amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The year 2020 has been unlike any other, and Sterling K. Brown is doing his best to stay healthy — mentally, emotionally and physically — amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the racial unrest in the country. "My family is doing well, we are figuring it out one day at a time. I don't think […]
CDC discourages traditional trick-or-treating, costume masks, indoor parties amid coronavirus pandemic
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is discouraging Americans from participating in traditional trick-or-treating and indoor costume parties this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, if trick-or-treaters end up hitting the streets, […]
How your COVID risk can be revealed by checking your skin – do you have these blisters?
COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than 30 million people across the world. If you develop any of the key coronavirus symptoms, you should get tested for the infection straight away. The UK has seen a steady rise in the number of coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. Almost 10 […]
Coronavirus therapeutics 'more complicated' than vaccine, expert says
WHO warns of surge in coronavirus cases in Europe EEurope is seeing more weekly coronavirus cases than it did in March’s peak; Amy Kellogg reports. Editors of a highly respected medical journal discussed on Wednesday "Operation Warp Speed" and the government's response to COVID-19, focusing mostly on therapeutics. "Operation Warp Speed" is the U.S. government's plan to […]
During coronavirus vaccine development, medical groups urge FDA to 'maintain transparency'
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 18 Medical groups and health organizations have urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remain transparent and maintain independent authority when giving approval to COVID-19 vaccine candidates, which they say will play a key role in earning the public's trust. “We really want to make sure […]
COVID update: Are your symptoms caused by a cold or coronavirus? Signs of infection
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than 30 million people across the world. You could be at risk of the deadly infection if you develop any number of symptoms that may be easily confused for a common cold. The UK has seen a steady rise in the number of coronavirus […]
Pine-Sol Added to EPA's List of Disinfectants Effective Against Coronavirus
A common household cleaner has been found to be effective against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) — and it's not sold out everywhere. Earlier this month, the Clorox Company announced that its Pine-Sol Original Multi-Surface Cleaner was given approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be added to a list of products and brands that […]