AstraZeneca Plc started late-stage trials for an antibody medicine against Covid-19 after President Donald Trump credited a similar therapy with aiding his recovery.

Eli Lilly & Co. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. last week asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency-use authorizations but haven’t yet received clearance.

Trump has said Regeneron’s antibody cocktail was key to his apparent recovery from coronavirus. GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Vir Biotechnology Inc.

also started advanced tests on a possible antibody treatment last week."AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, AZD7442, will advance into two Phase III clinical trials in more than 6,000 participants at sites in and outside the US that are due to.

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COVID delay: New coronavirus relief slipping past election

WASHINGTON – Congress is past the point at which it can deliver more coronavirus relief before the election, with differences between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her Senate Republican rivals and President Donald Trump proving insurmountable despite the glaring needs of the country.Trump’s GOP allies are reconvening the Senate this week to vote on a virus proposal, but it's a bill that failed once before, and that Trump himself now derides as too puny. The debate promises to bring a hefty dose of posturing and political gamesmanship, but little more.Even the architect of the Senate measure, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., isn’t claiming the vote will advance the ball.

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'Masks Work? NO.': Twitter removes 'misleading' post by Trump's adviser on Covid-19

Washington: Twitter on Sunday removed a "misleading" tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top coronavirus adviser to President Donald Trump, while U.S. cases surged before the November 3 election.As the Trump administration fends off accusations that its mixed messaging on wearing masks hampered the fight against the coronavirus, Dr.

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Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. would be in massive depression if he ‘listened totally to the scientists’

U.S. President Donald Trump mocked Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden during a rally in Carson City, Nev., on Sunday, for his calls to listen to science amid the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that if he had “listened totally to the scientists” the U.S.

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Trump riles up supporters with attack on Michigan governor

In the U.S., President Donald Trump once again attacked Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who’s been one of his frequent targets due to her state’s COVID-19 restrictions.

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Michigan governor pushes back against Trump rally chants

DETROIT – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that President Donald Trump is inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his rally in the state the night before.

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Facebook says it's ready to fight against misinformation amid COVID-19 pandemic, election

Is it ready? Here are some of the biggest steps and missteps it's taken in the fight against misinformation since 2016.Nov. 10, 2016: Days after the election of President Donald Trump, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the idea that “fake news” on Facebook had influenced the election “a pretty crazy idea." He later walks back the comment.December 2016: Facebook says it will hire third-party fact-checkers to combat misinformation.April 27, 2017: Facebook publicly acknowledges that governments or other malicious non-state actors are using its social network to influence national elections, in line with U.S.

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election is a choice between a Trump super recovery and a Biden depression," Trump added.Earlier in the day, speaking at another rally in Muskegon, Michigan, Trump warned that a Democratic victory in the November elections could make the coronavirus situation worse in Michigan, as well as the US as a whole."Democrats would terminate our recovery with a draconian unscientific lockdown like your governor is doing right now," Trump said, stressing that "Biden will shut down the country, delay the vaccine and prolong the pandemic."Trump resumed his campaign trail earlier this month, holding his first rally (since his positive COVID19 diagnosis) in Sanford, Florida.Trump told his supporters in Florida that "whatever the hell they gave me" was

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Trump carries on with re-election campaign as COVID-19 cases surge

The U.S. has reported one million COVID-19 cases in the past 3 weeks, but those numbers aren’t slowing down President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.

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Remdesivir useless in covid fight: WHO

remdesivir, the antiviral drug used to treat US President Donald Trump, showed little or no effect on the survival rates of covid patients, a result that is in variance with the trial reports of the drugmaker.The WHO trial, which also studied the effect of hydroxychloroquine, a combination of HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, as well as a combination of lopinavir and interferon, showed that none of the drugs showed any effect on the length of hospital stay or the mortality rate of those infec-ted, showed the study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed.“These remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on hospitalized covid-19, as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of

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New Zealand deputy PM mocks COVID-19 denier: ‘Sorry sunshine, wrong place’

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters mocked a coronavirus skeptic while taking questions on Monday, swiftly smacking down the man’s conspiratorial ideas about COVID-19.The incident was captured on video while Peters, head of the New Zealand First Party, was campaigning for re-election at a public meeting in Tauranga.The man, who spoke with a North American accent, stood up in the audience and challenged Peters to prove that the coronavirus exists.“Where is your evidence that there is a virus that causes this disease?” he demanded.“Sit down,” Peters interjected.

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First lady lashes out at reports about friend who tell-all

DORAL, Fla. – Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relationship comes at the expense of her work on behalf of children.Mrs. Trump also sharply criticized Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the former friend and aide who recently wrote a tell-all book about the friendship, her role in helping produce President Donald Trump's inauguration and her work helping the first lady set up her office.“We all know that more often than not, information that could be helpful to children is lost in the noise made by self-serving adults,” the first lady said in a blog post.

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Chris Christie, Still Recovering From COVID, Urges Trump to Fully Embrace Masks

Chris Christie on Friday morning gave his first interview since leaving the hospital where he was in the ICU for seven days while battling COVID-19. The ABC contributor told Good Morning America'sGeorge Stephanopoulos that he is a changed man.

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Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19

GENEVA : The world's largest randomized trial of COVID-19 treatments found “conclusive evidence" that remdesivir, a drug used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump when he fell ill, has little or no effect on severe cases, the U.N.

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Remdesivir among 4 drugs with 'little or no effect' on COVID-19 survival, WHO study says

GENEVA - The world's largest randomized trial of COVID-19 treatments found “conclusive evidence” that remdesivir, a drug used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump when he fell ill, has little or no effect on severe cases, the U.N.

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Trump Dodges COVID-19 Testing Question, Biden Denounces White House's Handling of Virus in Town Halls

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night, their scuttled second debate replaced by dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to the pandemic that has reshaped the nation. Trump was defensive about his administration's handling of the coronavirus, which has claimed more than 215,000 American lives, and evasive when when pressed about whether he took a required COVID-19 test before his first debate with Biden.

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Savannah Guthrie Addresses NBC Controversy, Pushes Trump on COVID-19 Testing in Contentious Town Hall Opener

Todayco-anchor Savannah Guthrie kicked off Thursday night's NBC town hall in Miami with President Donald Trump addressing the scheduling chaos and controversy around the debate-turned-solo event. "We want to say right off the top this is not how things were supposed to go tonight," theTodayco-anchor said at the top of the debate.

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Coronavirus vaccine: Pfizer may ask for emergency approval in late November

COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with German partner BioNTech in late November, making it unlikely a vaccine will be available before U.S. elections as President Donald Trump has promised.The regulatory filing for the vaccine could come as soon as safety data is available, possibly in the third week of November, Pfizer said, lifting the company’s shares and the broader U.S.

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WHO: Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID

GENEVA – The U.N. health agency says the world's largest randomized trial of COVID-19 treatments found “conclusive evidence” that remdesivir, a drug used to treat U.S.

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Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

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Imposing coronavirus lockdown unconstitutional: Trump

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Gilead contests WHO study that cast doubts on remdesivir's covid-19 benefits

"Solidarity" trial resultsThe WHO said on Thursday its "Solidarity" trial had concluded that remdesivir appeared to have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or length of hospital stays among patients with the respiratory disease.Used to treat TrumpThe antiviral medication was one of the drugs used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump's coronavirus infection, and has been shown in previous studies to have cut time to recovery.

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Chris Christie says ‘I was wrong’ not to wear mask at White House amid coronavirus

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Savannah Guthrie Presses President Trump on COVID-19 Diagnosis at Town Hall

QAnon, pressing him and not letting him evade answering. The town hall was a replacement of sorts for the debate Mr.

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President says he will accept results of 'honest election'

President Trump and moderator Savannah Guthrie after an NBC News town hall event at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on October 15. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) MIAMI, Fla. - President Donald Trump appeared on NBC from Miami Thursday for a town hall after backing out of plans for a virtual presidential faceoff following his COVID-19 diagnosis.Savannah Guthrie hosted the event, during which the president discussed his recovery from the coronavirus, how he would react to election results, and when he last received a negative COVID-19 test result.Trump, less than two weeks after being diagnosed with COVID-19, dodged directly answering whether he took a test the day of the first debate with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sept.

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Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask at White House

(Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House after he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus.Christie, in a statement, said he has recovered from COVID-19 after a week-long stay in a hospital's intensive care unit.

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Remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients: WHO

remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients' length of hospital stay or chances of survival, a clinical trial by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found.The antiviral medication, among the first to be used as a treatment for COVID-19, was one of the drugs recently used to treat U.S.

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Nebraska Sen. Sasse rips Trump over COVID-19, foreign policy

WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Sen.

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Whoopi Goldberg Joy Behar Doubt Donald Trump Ever Had COVID-19: ‘He’s A Liar’ — Watch

Whoopi Goldberg, 64, and Joy Behar, 78, are now wondering if Donald Trump, 74, lied about his COVID-19 diagnosis. Despite testing positive for the virus on Oct. 1, Trump left the hospital just four days later and resumed his campaign rallies on Oct. 12. So, Whoopi went out on a limb on the Oct. 15 episode of The View to admit, “The more he talks, the less I think he had it, personally.”

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Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day. Democratic lawmakers have raised questions about whether the administration has the authority to order on its own billions of dollars in Medicare spending for what the Democrats say are political reasons.

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Coronavirus: Trump extends ‘best wishes’ to Kamala Harris’ staff after 2 test positive

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended his “best wishes” to Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her staff after her communications director and a flight crew member tested positive for COVID-19.

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Campaigns, festivals held as more Floridians test positive for COVID-19

Facebook page.Vice President Mike Pence will also be in South Florida on Thursday campaigning ahead of the November election.Nearly 2 million voters have already cast their ballots from a distance, and presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden continue to make sweeping attempts to spend the few days campaigning in Florida before early voting kicks off.The coronavirus pandemic brought a push for mail-in ballots, citing a safe option for those concerned with contracting the virus. As of Wednesday morning, 1,916,920 Floridians have returned their mail-in ballots, according to the U.S.

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Why Trump’s covid-19 antibody cocktail won’t be widely available

Donald Trump credited for his swift coronavirus recovery won’t become widely available because it’s impossible to make enough for everyone who might need it, according to the Swiss pharmaceutical giant working on scaling up production.“We’ll never be able to produce enough," said Bill Anderson, drugs chief at Roche Holding AG, which is working together with US biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. on the project.

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Melania Trump Says Barron Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19, Now Negative

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Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine trial remains on track, says CEO

Covid-19 vaccine candidate from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE are in line with those seen in smaller early studies, a positive sign for one of the front-runners in the race for a shot.The partners haven’t had to stop their late-stage study over safety concerns, BioNTech Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin said in an interview.

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Rambling Donald Trump insists Covid-19 is 'China virus' as 'to me corona means Italy'

Donald Trump said "to me corona means Italy" before calling it the "China virus" as he detailed his own fight with the killer bug.

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White House staff infected with coronavirus begin returning to work, spurning masks

coronavirus spread through the White House, staffers have begun trickling back to the West Wing, saying they only had mild symptoms and again spurning the use of masks despite criticism that they have been careless about the outbreak.With U.S. President Donald Trump declaring himself immune after his own bout with COVID-19 required hospitalization, his aides at the White House, his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee are steadily recovering from a sickness that sidelined many of them just weeks before the Nov.

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First lady Melania Trump says son Barron was positive for Covid-19, now negative

Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative.The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month.The first lady said Wednesday that subsequent testing showed Barron had also come down with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.He has since tested negative, she said, as have both she and President Donald Trump.After she and the president received their positive results Oct. 1, Mrs.

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Melania Trump Reveals Barron Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Donald Continues To Falsely Claim Immunity

Let’s make one thing clear: as the coronavirus crisis wears on, no one has done more damage in the United States — and possibly the world — than President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump's son Barron tested positive for Covid-19 after his parents caught virus

Donald Trump's 14-year-old son Barron has tested positive for COVID-19 but exhibited no symptoms. First Lady Melania Trump told how the youngster contracted the virus after both of his parents tested positive.

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Barron Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19 Earlier This Month

COVID-19 earlier this month, first lady Melania Trump announced in a personal essay posted on the White House website. The 14-year-old has since tested negative, as have the first lady and the president, since the two contracted the virus earlier this month. Mr.

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Donald Trump stifles coughs as he struggles through speech recovering from Covid-19

Donald Trump stifled a cough as he gave a speech with a noticeably raspy voice during a White House speech today.

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'Totally Under Control' Directors on White House Corruption and Trump's COVID Diagnosis (Exclusive)

Donald Trump, an oft-repeated turn of phrase the president used in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic to describe his administration's handling of it. The day Gibney finished the film, months after the virus arrived in the U.S.

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Trump's son Barron, 14, recovers after testing positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump's teenage son Barron contracted Covid-19 after both his parents tested positive, First Lady Melania has revealed.

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First lady: Barron Trump tested positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON – Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative. The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month.

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Barron Trump Tested Positive For COVID-19, Melania Reveals: ‘My Fear’ Had Come ‘True’

Melania Trump, 50, has confirmed that her 14-year-old son Barron Trump tested positive for the Coronavirus. The First Lady revealed the news in a first-person essay about her experience with disease published on the White House website. “Naturally my mind went immediately to our son. To our great relief he tested negative, but again, as so many parents have thought over the past several months, I couldn’t help but think ‘what about tomorrow or the next day?'” she wrote in the piece, published on Oct. 14.

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Melania Trump says she has tested negative for COVID-19, reveals son Barron tested positive

First lady Melania Trump (L) looks at her son Barron Trump after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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US Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia (L) and his wife Patricia Scalia walk into the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, as his nominee to the Supreme Court a WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Doctors have confirmed that U.S.

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With final early voting preps underway, Florida reports 2,883 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida counties are in its final days of early voting preparations, making adjustments as voters decide how they want to cast their ballot during the coronavirus pandemic. The state reporting more than 2,880 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as election officials continue to map out how to implement new safety guidelines.The coronavirus pandemic brought a push for mail-in ballots, citing a safe option for those concerned with contracting the virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

AstraZeneca’s covid antibody drug moves into advanced trials

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