At this point, the Food and Drug Administration could grant emergency-use authorization. In other words, the two vaccines could hinge on the combined results of 64 people. Haseltine concludes: If — or perhaps when — positive early results from these trials are announced, keep my warnings in mind. These protocols seem designed to get a… Read More: How COVID-19 drug/vaccine decisions might be based on little evidence »
Refusing to self-isolate when told to is now illegal in England from Monday, with fines of up to £10,000. Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, or has been told they have been in contact with someone who has, now has a legal duty to quarantine. It comes as a study commissioned by the government found… Read More: Covid-19: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in… »
Two Democratic members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees are formally requesting that the Department of Defense Inspector General investigate reports that the Pentagon redirected hundreds of millions of dollars meant for COVID-19 response to defense contractors for “jet engine parts, body armor and dress uniforms,” according to the letter. United States Senator… Read More: Lawmakers ask for investigation on alleged redirection of COVID-19 funds »
Britain records nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 cases in highest daily total since MAY – but lack of testing at peak of crisis means resurgence of the disease is likely nowhere near levels seen during first wave in March and April The seven-day average is now 3,286 compared with 2,358 last Wednesday – a 40 per… Read More: Britain records nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 cases in highest daily… »