by Jim Heath | Nov 21, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Donald Trump skipped the G20 summit’s “Pandemic Preparedness” event to visit one of his golf clubs on the same day that a record 198,500 new Covid-19 infections were reported in a 24-hour period in the United States. The summit, attended by world leaders from across...
by Jim Heath | Nov 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today ‘strongly’ warned against Americans traveling to visit relatives and friends this Thanksgiving, amid a surge in hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases nationwide. During a telebriefing earlier today, the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 18, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines
California Medical Association officials were among the guests seated next to Gov. Gavin Newsom at a top California political operative’s opulent birthday dinner at the French Laundry restaurant this month. CEO Dustin Corcoran and top CMA lobbyist Janus Norman both...
by Jim Heath | Nov 18, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
More than a quarter million Americans have died from complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by a coronavirus that is tearing massive holes in states across the nation, as health experts warn the death toll could double in the coming months. The United States...
by Jim Heath | Nov 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Toilet paper, disinfectant and groceries are once again flying off the shelveswith states forced to impose stricter lockdowns and the number of new COVID-19 cases spiking to 166,000 yesterday. Pictures taken in recent days show stores in Washington, California,...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Moderna Inc. said its Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis of a large late-stage clinical trial, another sign that a fast-paced hunt by scientists and pharmaceutical companies is paying off with potent new tools that could help control a...
