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With the pandemic that has affected now about 53 million patients across the world, U.S. positive cases are surging every day. The drugmaker Moderna announced a 94.5% affective coronavirus vaccine. Both Pfizer and Moderna are preparing to apply to the FDA for authorization to begin distributing…

In Madrid, Spain, Covid-19 patients are overwhelmingly filling hospitals and health care centers, which is leading to healthcare professionals increasingly unable to detect serious illnesses such as cancer cases. There have been more than 50 lawsuits filed by one association that helps patients…

As the new President-elect, Joe Biden has named thirteen health experts into his Covid-19 Advisory Board. He calls for a stronger and more coordinated handling of the pandemic; a response much different from President Trump's criticisms of leading infectious disease expert Dr. Fauci. With more than…

Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company based in New York, have collaborated with the German drugmaker BioNTech to announce that an early analysis of clinical trials has suggested the robust effectiveness of their new vaccine. Pfizer plans to gain approval for emergency authorization of the vaccine later…

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude in Sand Point, Alaska led to a tsunami of about 130cm. An advisory was sent to the tsunami warning center in Palmer, Alaska. Several aftershocks occurred within an hour after the big earthquake. Although, the center mentioned that the US and Canadian Pacific coasts in…

The journalists at CNN have found that President Trump has made at least 66 false or misleading claims from this past Friday to Sunday. These claims were primarily from his campaign's rally speeches in many states, including Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nevada. The journalists outline…

Dr. Facui has projected a rising number of Covid-19 cases in dozens of states. In fact, he predicts another 181,000 deaths in the U.S. by February 2021. As the cold winter season approaches, experts are worried that people will begin to spend much more time indoors, causing the virus to spread more…

The journalists at Washington Post are constantly updating this article site with new information about the possible vaccines for coronavirus. There are currently 10 Vaccines in Phase 3 of trials. The FDA states that in order for a vaccine to be approved, the prevention or decrease of symptoms in…

The first time in decades, the August Complex that began in an area in California has spread and burned at least 1,002,000 acres. Since August 16, the area is bigger than Rhode Island in size. In 2020 until now, there have been 4 million acres of land across the nation burned by wildfires. Millions…

The F.D.A. sent a proposal that included more strict guidelines for coronavirus vaccine approvals. The guidelines included changes that almost certainly guaranteed no vaccine by election day. But, the White House chief of staff has blocked the proposal. The White House continues to give public…

The August Complex fire is the largest fire in the history of California burns. More than 471,000 acres of land has been burned. The Complex fire has now beaten the 2018 Medocino Complex fires that burned 459,000 acres. There were 30 individual fires all caused by lightning. More fires all…

The intense fires in California continue to burn through Butte, Plumas, and Yuba counties. The number of death residents has increased to 10 people, and 16 people still remain missing. The fires, called the North Complex, have burned almost 252,000 acres of land. Smog continues to fill the clouds,…

Three new studies present strong support for the effectiveness of some inexpensive and widely available steroid drugs for highly sick Covid-19 patients. Originally, doctors mentioned steroids could inhibit the body's effectiveness in fighting the disease. Now, with the three supported studies, the…

According to the tally by Johns Hopkins University, on August 31st, surpassed the 6 million coronavirus positive cases mark. However, public health experts and epidemiologists state that this number is an undercount for there can be tens of millions of cases that were not recorded. In fact, in…