Tag: vaccine
Debate attendee says Trump family put ‘politics above public health’
Kristin Urquiza, a guest of Joe Biden at the presidential debate, who lost her father to COVID-19, discusses attending the debate and how the guests…
Former Trump adviser: ‘The messaging on [COVID] needs to be clearer’
Former Trump homeland security adviser and ABC News contributor Tom Bossert discusses the White House’s COVID response and his concerns ahead of winter. source
Nobel Peace Prize winner: Food is the ‘vaccine’ for hunger
World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley discusses the organization’s Nobel Peace Prize and calls on governments and billionaires to address the global hunger crisis….
Coronavirus vaccine setback as researches confirm case with repeat infection
Johnson and Johnson paused the stage 3 trial after a participant developed an unexplained illness as the Lancet confirmed reinfection in a 25-year-old Nevada man…
COVID-19 vaccine trial begins testing children | WNT
Pfizer is the first to test a COVID-19 vaccine on children. Wisconsin opened field hospitals as the state saw 3,000 new cases in 24 hours….
Vaccine Watch: 1st trials with children begin
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff reports on the drug company Pfizer expanding its COVID-19 vaccine trials to include children as young as 12 years old. WATCH…
Trump promises seniors ‘will be 1st in line for the vaccine’ | WNT
President Donald Trump spoke to elderly voters in Florida as he struggles to win their support this year, meanwhile Democratic candidate Joe Biden told voters…
Vaccine Watch: Warp Speed chief says no undue White House pressure
Bob Woodruff speaks with Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the scientist appointed by President Donald Trump to oversee vaccine development on the current timeline for a coronavirus…
Excess annual deaths up 300K in 10 month span amid pandemic l GMA
Cases of coronavirus are on the rise in 44 states as the U.S. averages 57,000 cases per day and Dr. Fauci said a good vaccine…
Trump shares how he will lead the country through COVID-19 if reelected l Presidential Debate
President Donald Trump claims a vaccine will be available very soon. Joe Biden says, “Anyone responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president…
COVID-19 surges in Texas, Michigan, Utah, Montana
New daily COVID-19 cases have surged nearly 600% in El Paso, Texas, since Oct. 1. Montana is also seeing a record rise. Nearly 1,000 deaths…
More than 62 million ballots have been cast
Early voter turnout has broken records in critical battleground states, raising concerns that the surge in mail-in voting could delay results on Election Day. source
COVID-19 cases rise in 45 states, deaths rise in 30 states
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that even if most Americans are vaccinated in 2021, life may not have “semblance of normality” until 2022. source
Early voting wave continues, 75 million have cast ballots
Texas leads the nation with more than 8 million people who have already voted, while in Florida nearly 7 million people have voted, surpassing 2016…
Vaccine Watch: How a COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff speaks with executives at Pfizer and CVS and the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed program on the process of eventually distributing…
Trump, Biden discuss COVID-19 on campaign trail
In the final days of the presidential race, President Trump downplayed the pandemic and promised a vaccine is coming “quickly,” despite new warnings from his…
Surge in coronavirus cases
Every state except two has seen a rise in cases. Officials in El Paso, Texas, are asking for more help amid a surge in deaths….
Vaccine hopes high as COVID-19 cases rise across the country
Pfizer’s potential vaccine has created high hopes as officials are still urging social distancing and other safe practices as COVID-19 cases skyrocket. source
Pfizer reveals potential vaccine breakthrough amid presidential transition
Former Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert — also an ABC News contributor — discusses Pfizer’s latest vaccine data and how the presidential transition could impact…
What do the results of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial mean?
“Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts breaks down the results of Pfizer’s phase 3 clinical trial with Dr. Richard Besser, the former acting director of the CDC….