New York will conduct a review of any coronavirus vaccines approved by the federal government.
New York state officials will conduct a review of any coronavirus vaccines approved by the federal government before recommending them to New Yorkers, Gov.
Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
Cuomo said he feared President Donald Trump would strongarm the Food and Drug Administration into using insufficiently rigorous standards to approve vaccines. .
"We are going to put together our own review committee that will advise me, so i can look at the camera and IÂ can say, 'It is safe to take,'" Cuomo said.
Some people infected with COVID-19 have battled such symptoms for months, wondering if they'd ever feel better again.
The Pac-12, the lone holdout against playing amid the coronavirus pandemic among the Power Five conferences, gave in on Thursday and announced a return to athletic competition.
Andrew Cuomo said he will establish a state panel to review any vaccines that win federal approval before he will recommend the vaccines to New Yorkers.
Cuomo said he hoped his state could become the first to become fully vaccinated.
But he also said he wants to be able to assure New Yorkers the vaccines are safe.
"I'm not going to trust the federal government's opinion and IÂ wouldn't recommend to New Yorkers based on the federal government's opinion," Cuomo said.
There are growing signs of a second wave of COVID-19 in the Old Continent, where the virus made its deepest imprint right after spreading beyond China. .
The presidents of Michigan's three largest research universities -- the University of Michigan, Michigan State and Wayne State -- said Thursday that most students would probably taking classes online for the rest of the school year and won't return to classrooms until next fall.
Roy Wilson of Wayne State in Detroit said the winter semester will look like the current term because the pandemic “is going to be with us for a while.â€.
Oktoberfest devotees have known since April that there would be no massive festival in Munich, Germany, this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Airlines will roll out a new COVID-19 testing program for passengers beginning Oct.
to offer rapid testing, has more flights to the state than any other U.S.
airports later this year," said Toby Enqvist, the airline's chief customer officer. Airlines and trade groups have been calling on the federal government to establish a testing program and require passengers to wear masks since this summer.
Global soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimović has tested positive for COVID-19, AC Milan announced Thursday. The club said the Swede, one of the premier strikers of the last two decades, tested positive ahead of Thursday night's Europa League qualifying match against Bodø/Glimt. AC Milan "has informed the relevant authorities" and Ibrahimović is in quarantine at home, the team said in a statement.
Nearly two months after federal regulators unveiled rules for at-home coronavirus tests, no company has federal approval to sell these fast and cheap tests even though the technology is ready.
The coronavirus pandemic is putting pressure on many families with grown children.
Many travel agencies operate Ponzi-style schemes where one traveler's deposit pays for a previous traveler's tickets and accommodations. Everything ran smoothly as long as bookings continued to roll in. The pandemic blurred the already muddy line between business ethics and fraud and has led to not just fried nerves, but official complaints and legal action. Through public records requests, USA TODAY obtained consumer complaints related to COVID-19 filed with attorneys generals and other agencies in 20 states.
Children are not included in the ongoing trials for a COVID-19 vaccine, so it's likely to be well into next year or beyond before they can get vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the disease.
Evan Anderson called for a rapid expansion of clinical trials to include children, ideally providing results in time for them to be vaccinated before the 2021 school year.
The BBC said no deal had been signed as of Thursday
Tighter restrictions, such as closing pubs at 10 p.m., went into effect across the country Thursday
"I think the challenge trial has the potential to save thousands of lives and really bring the world out of the pandemic sooner," Horby said
The university was only one week into the school year when leaders all but shut down campus facilities, moved classes online and quarantined two of the largest dorms, which house 2,220 students in total. There will be changes
COVID-19 widespread testing is crucial to fighting the pandemic, but is there enough testing
Hours after some of the administration's leading health officials offered assurances that the search for a coronavirus vaccine would be conducted free of political interference, President Donald Trump on Wednesday undercut that notion and suggested he may overrule the Federal Drug Administration. Trump, who has predicted the arrival of a vaccine before the Nov
The president said FDA guidance "has to be approved by the White House
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