Investigators running the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine clinical trials expect an analysis within about two weeks on the jab's efficacy against the more transmissible strain initially detected in the U.K., a chief investigator said on a call on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an import alert on hand sanitizer products from Mexico amid serious safety concerns. The alert aims to stop the potentially harmful products from crossing U.S. borders before the FDA can review it.
95-year-old Rita Thomas was forced to isolate alongside her fellow nursing home residents amid the pandemic. Without the ability to see her loved ones or socialize with others, her health quickly declined. Eventually, she lost the will to carry on.