by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine today, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans. Shots could begin within...
by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and current Pfizer board member, has confirmed that the Trump administration turned down Pfizer’s offer for an additional 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses last summer. With Pfizer and Moderna the only two...
by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The United States has crossed an ominous new threshold of 3,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in a single day as hospitalizations continued to surge to record highs. At least 3,124 Americans died yesterday, which is the highest number of deaths in a single day throughout the...
by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
New Hampshire Speaker of the House Richard “Dick” Hinch has died from Covid-19. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald’s office said in a statement today that the state’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Jennie V. Duval, had determined the...
by Jim Heath | Dec 9, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, NFL
NFL star Tom Brady’s company TB12 Sports took nearly $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans, federal data has revealed. Brady’s nutrition and fitness plan company based in Foxboro, Massachusetts was approved for the $960,855 loan on April...
by Jim Heath | Dec 8, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Ohio State
The biggest rivalry game in college football between Michigan and Ohio State has been canceled due to an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week within the Wolverines’ program. ESPN: The decision was made after conversations with medical experts, health...