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A coronavirus vaccine would not necessarily give patients “a long duration of immunity,” said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD. (CNBC)
FiercePharma lists the vaccine candidates selected as finalists for the Trump administration’s “Operation Warp Speed.” (Don’t expect surprises.)
As of 8:00 a.m. ET Thursday, the unofficial U.S. tally stood at 1,851,520 cases and 107,175 deaths — up roughly 20,000 and 1,000, respectively, from Wednesday.
Sweden’s no-lockdown policy led to too many deaths, the epidemiologist in charge conceded, but he also insisted the country followed “the right strategy” overall. (BBC)
The WHO is resuming the hydroxychloroquine arm of the large Solidarity Trial. (Bloomberg)
And Sanofi is reviewing whether to resume recruiting COVID-19 patients for two hydroxychloroquine trials. (Reuters)
President Trump took 2 weeks of hydroxychloroquine with no effects on his ECG, White House physician Sean Conley confirmed in a report. (Reuters)
All New Yorkers may now get free coronavirus testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
WABC details the struggles of cancer patients and survivors during the pandemic.
Amazon warehouse employees are suing the company for unsafe working conditions that left them at risk of contracting the virus. (MarketWatch)
George Floyd, the man whose death in the hands of police sparked protests across the country, was positive for coronavirus for SARS-CoV-2, an autopsy found. (NBC News)
The number of passenger flights between the U.S. and China to reach a new low since the start of the pandemic, as the Trump administration blocks Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. starting June 16. (AP)
“The good news is I think the recession is over, the Covid-19 recession is over, barring another second wave, a major second wave, or real serious policy errors,” declared economist Mark Zandi; this was before the Labor Department announced 1.9 million new unemployment claims last week, raising the overall unemployment numbers to 21.5 million and 14.8%. (CNBC)
Former boybander Chris Trousdale, of Dream Street fame, died of complications from coronavirus. (New York Daily News)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
