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Eli Lilly's combo therapy for COVID-19 cuts serious illness and death in large study

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/pollen-level-in-air/"></div>(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Pollen levels linked to COVID-19 rates Higher pollen concentrations in the air have coincided with increases in COVID-19 infection rates, a large […]<!-- Add...

Biden is likely to highlight the issue at a meeting with the chief executives of J&J and Merck & Co later on Wednesday. Merck has agreed to partner with J&J to produce its vaccine.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/biden-prepares-for-challenges/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed his administration to procure 100 million more doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to boost U.S. supply in the event of “unexpected challenges” in the pandemic. The White House order comes as it seeks to speed up the process of inoculating peopl...

The White House said on Tuesday that the government will distribute around 18.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, fewer than last week because no new doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine are ready to be sent out.

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said political divisiveness contributed significantly to the "stunning" U.S. COVID-19 death toll, which on Monday surpassed 500,000 lives lost.

Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic.

3 Min Read (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will ship nearly 4 million doses of its newly authorized single-dose COVID-19 vaccine around the United States this week, but a top executive said on Monday that the next round of deliveries is contingent on regulatory approvals at a new plant. The drugmaker expects to deliver another 16 million doses of the vaccine by the end of this month. But none is expected to go out next week. “Four million doses are already on trucks to different places in the U...

White House using Defense Production Act to equip Merck plants for Johnson & Johnson vaccine