Richard Harris
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Science
A Look At COVID-19 Vaccine Development Progress
The race to develop COVID-19 vaccines is moving swiftly, both nationally and internationally. But challenges remain when it comes to distributing vaccines around the world.
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National
Pandemic Update: Coronavirus Case Numbers And Latest On A Vaccine
As coronavirus cases surge across the United States, a second vaccine candidate is said to show great promise. Experts say the first vaccines could become available as early as late December.
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Health
FDA OKs Eli Lilly COVID-19 Drug, But Supplies Will Be Limited
Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody will be available to people 65 or older or those with underlying health conditions. Supplies will be short, and allocating the medicine will be a challenge.
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Health
Government Signs Deal For COVID-19 Treatments From Eli Lilly
The federal government plans to distribute 300,000 doses of the drug at no cost, but that doesn't mean treatment will be free. Intravenous infusion charges can run more than $1,000.
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Health
How Will The Limited Supply Of Antibody Drugs For COVID-19 Be Allocated?
Experimental medicines have the potential to help people with COVID-19 avoid hospitalization. The scarce supply of the treatments would have to be rationed, if regulators OK their use.
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Health
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Won't Be Ready By Election Day
Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest.
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Health
Trump Touts Antibody Treatments For COVID-19, But Evidence Is Incomplete
Medical researchers have high hopes that the kind of treatment the president received could end up being an important element in the fight against the pandemic. But clinical trials continue.
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Politics
Could COVID-19 Be Treated By Drug Trump Is Touting?
President Trump continues to tout an experimental treatment he received for COVID-19. NPR discusses if the drug is safe and whether there is enough of it to distribute across the U.S.
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Politics
Update On Trump's Medical Status
NPR discusses the latest on President Trump's health, his treatment for COVID-19 and his misleading statements on social media downplaying the lethality of the illness.
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Politics
Physician Clarifies Contradictory Statements But Maintains Trump Is 'Doing Well'
President Trump is hospitalized and is being treated with experimental therapies less than a month from Election Day. There was a briefing on his condition Sunday.