Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. hospital demand for Lilly, Regeneron COVID-19 antibody drugs 'disappointing'
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals have been slow to embrace COVID-19 antibody drugs from Eli Lilly and Co and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc that have been authorized to reduce the risk of ho...
Dec 16, 2020
Amazon asks U.S. to include warehouse, grocery staff in vaccine rollout
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to prioritize essential workers including its warehouse, grocery store and data center staff for receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine, acco...
Dec 16, 2020
Narrow hallways pose higher infection risk; hospitalized COVID-19 patients often need readmission
By Nancy Lapid (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 ...
Dec 16, 2020
German ambassador to U.S. urges quick resolution of aircraft subsidy dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called for quick action to resolve a U.S.-European dispute over aircraft subsidies, calling it a distraction from issues s...
Dec 16, 2020
Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that users will be required to remove new tweets that advance harmful false or misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccinations, in an exp...
Dec 16, 2020
Tyson fires seven managers after probe into COVID-19 wagering at pork plant
(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The inde...
Dec 16, 2020
Brazil Senate clears hurdle for foreign ownership of rural land
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian Senate unexpectedly approved a bill late on Tuesday to facilitate the purchase and leasing of rural properties in Brazil by foreign nationals or f...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany to roll out BioNTech/Pfizer COVID vaccine on December 27 - Berlin city government
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will on Dec. 27 roll out the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus with priority given to seniors in care homes, the Berlin city government said on Wednesday after...
Dec 16, 2020
Flyers' Lindblom cancer-free one year after diagnosis
Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom learned that he is cancer-free just over one year after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, his girlfriend wrote on social media. "What a year! 369 days ag...
Dec 16, 2020
Panthers WR Moore activated off reserve/virus list
Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Wednesday. Moore sat out the Panthers' 32-27 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday after bein...
Dec 16, 2020
