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It's harder to imagine anyone tougher on China, specifically when it comes to the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus, than the Trump administration. Yet while on "Fox News Sunday," former

Yves here. While this article has a lot to recommend it, I have to voice some reservations. The first is that it jumps on the “Biden as FDR” bandwagon, which Lambert debunked yesterday. The second is the New Deal brand expropriation by Green New Deal advocates. As we’ve stressed repeatedly, the Green New Deal proponents will not acknowledge, let alone promote, far and aways the most important and urgent measures we can take to combat climate change: radical conservation. They aren’t eve...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has an amazing record of accomplishments, integrity and fighting for the most vulnerable, whatever the cost

OPINION: The world needs US leadership on science.

Niger Business Posted on: In recent weeks, we have witnessed the power of innovation to solve catastrophic problems. Most notably, we have seen the extraordinary human accomplishment of delivering vaccines within a year to counter Continue Reading In recent weeks, we have witnessed the power of innovation to solve catastrophic problems. Most notably, we have seen the extrao...

Close to ‘Finish Line,’ Novavax Enters Phase 3 Trials for COVID-19 Vaccine Novavax, which is headquartered in Gaithersburg and has facilities in Rockville, announced it has moved into Phase 3 of its efficacy trial for its COVID-19 vaccine. Prevent-19 is designed to determine the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of its vaccine. It expects to enroll up to 30,000 volunteers throughout the United States and Mexico, of which two thirds of the participants will receive the active vaccine, acco...

Editorial: With COVID vaccines, hope for brighter days Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail A woman in Florida receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The development of vaccines in less than a year is a remarkable feat, worthy of tears and celebration.Marta Lavandier /Associated Press On April 12, 1955, the announcement from the University of Michigan that Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was successful set off a nationwide celebration. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Polio: An...

Originally published on December 17, 2020 2:09 pm The fight against COVID-19 entered a new phase this week as American health care workers started getting vaccinated — the first in what will be a massive effort. Science writer Ed Yong of The Atlantic says the coming months will usher in the most complicated immunization program the U.S. has ever attempted. "Its going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks in the way in terms of producing the vaccine, distributing i...

This is FRESH AIR. Im Terry Gross. Its astonishing that scientists were able to develop vaccines for a virus that wasnt even identified a year ago. This week, American health care workers started getting the first COVID vaccine to be approved in the U.S. Also this week, the FDA approved a new rapid test that you can take at home and get results in about 20 minutes. My guest, Ed Yong, has a new article in The Atlantic about the science that led to developing COVID vaccines in record time, the f...

Vaccine D-Day Begins With Rollout of First 2.9 Million Doses Bloomberg 12/13/2020 Robert Langreth, John Tozzi and Angelica LaVito © Bloomberg General Gustave Perna, chief operating officer for the Defense Departments Project Warp Speed, speaks during an Operation Warp Speed vaccine summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Bloomberg) -- The first Covid-19 vaccine arrived in record time, an essential step toward ending the pandemic. Now...