Pfizer Picks 4 US States For Pilot Vaccine Delivery Programme
Pfizer has started a pilot delivery programme for its experimental Covid-19 vaccine in four US states, as it tries to address distribution challenges facing its
Tourism In New York May Not Fully Recover Until 4 Years Later
Double-decker sightseeing buses carried fewer than 10 passengers around Manhattan on Monday. Big ferries arrived at the Statue of Liberty with their lower decks
US Destroyer Blocks Mock North Korean Ballistic Missile In Test
A US Navy destroyer successfully intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) designed to simulate one developed by North Korea, a Pentagon offi
US Governors From Coasts To Heartland Beef Up Anti-virus Measures
US governors from the coastal states of New Jersey and California and the heartland of Iowa and Ohio have acted to restrict gatherings and boost face coverings
Pfizer To Start Pilot Programme For Covid-19 Immunisation In Four US States
Pfizer Inc has launched a pilot delivery programme for its experimental Covid-19 vaccine in four US states, as the US drugmaker seeks to address distribution ch
Moderna, The Small Biotech Company Taking On The Covid-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTONModerna has long been a darling of investors but it wasn't until the coronavirus pandemic came along that the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech c
Infections Top 11 Million; Biden Advisers Urge Action
Coronavirus infections in the United States have topped 11 million as outbreaks further intensified. The US had hit 10 million Covid-19 cases just over a week a
Moderna Says Its Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective In Preventing Covid-19
Moderna Inc said on Monday (Nov 16) that its experimental vaccine was 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19, based on interim data from a late-stage cl
US Doctors Are Calling It Quits Under Stress Of The Pandemic
Two years ago, Dr Kelly McGregory opened her own paediatric practice just outside Minneapolis, where she could spend as much time as she wanted with patients an
Covid-19: US Shatters Record After Record
Governors and public health officials across the United States are pleading with Americans to change their behaviour as the country shatters record after record
US Surpasses 11 Million Coronavirus Infections
US officials have reported more than 11 million cases of coronavirus as of Sunday (Nov 15), as the country's outbreaks speed to agonising new levels of hospital
Coronavirus: More Than 1 In 400 Americans Test Positive In A Week
Governors and public health officials across the United States are pleading with Americans to change their behaviour and prepare for a long winter as the countr
As US Coronavirus Pandemic Intensifies, North Dakota Becomes 35th State To Require Masks
North Dakota has become the 35th US state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infec
Biden Implores Trump To Confront A Surging Coronavirus Pandemic
US President-elect Joe Biden demanded on Friday (Nov 13) that President Donald Trump do more to confront the coronavirus infections exploding across the country
8 Months After Coronavirus Hit New York, An Ominous Sign: Long Lines For Testing Again
New Yorkers stood for hours in long lines to be tested for the coronavirus Friday (Nov 13), a disturbing indicator that shows the basic public health challenges
Covid-19 Death Toll Mounts In US With Difficult Weeks Ahead
The US is starting to see a rising death toll from its latest spate of Covid-19 cases, and it's poised to get worse in the weeks to come. The country…
More Than 130 US Secret Service Agents Struck By Covid-19: Media
WASHINGTONThe United States Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden and the White House, has been struck by an outbreak o
Xi Personally Decided To Halt Ant's IPO, Reports WSJ
China's President Xi Jinping personally chose to pull the plug on Ant Group's US$37 billion (S$49.9 billion) initial public offering (IPO), the Wall Street Jour
Tesla's Elon Musk Says In Tweet He Received Positive Covid-19 Test
Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk said he had taken four Covid-19 tests and two had come back positive. The founder of the world's No. 1 electric-car make
Coronavirus Outbreak At White House Persists As Cases Now Span Three Months
A Trump campaign adviser, Mr Corey Lewandowski, and Republican National Committee chief of staff Richard Walters have tested positive for the coronavirus, bring