Novavax is on its way to becoming a household name similar to Moderna Inc., another vaccine developer that has rallied since March but has yet to have a product reach the market.

Recent $1.6 billion funding from the U.S. government has bolstered Novavax’s credibility despite some concern over its use of industry ties to get that backing.The need for a vaccine is clear, with Covid-19 cases in the U.S.

reaching beyond 4 million and the virus on the rise across the Sunbelt. There are roughly 25 vaccines in human testing with more than 140 others in earlier stages of development, according to the World Health Organization.The market has responded positively to some of the first results in people from Moderna, as well as Pfizer Inc.

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Column: 'Big Game Brooks' faces major test to his reputation

SAN FRANCISCO – Brooks Koepka now has gone more than a full year without winning, a drought he hasn't experienced since he was still new enough on the PGA Tour that his name was mistakenly pronounced “cupcake.”If it doesn't seem like a full year, that's because it really wasn't.Three months were lost when he injured his left knee in October from slipping off a wet slab of concrete while walking off the tee at the CJ Cup in South Korea. Another three months were lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.Either way, the PGA Championship should be the perfect place to end it.It's a major, and Koepka believes those are the easiest for him to win.

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Making masks mandatory on B.C. transit back on the table

@translink and masks is being looked at in detail. #bcpoli #covid19bc— Richard Zussman (@richardzussman) August 4, 2020In June, TransLink launched the Wearing is Caring campaign and handed out thousands of masks, urging riders to wear a face-covering while on transit or waiting for transit.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]But it is still not mandatory for people to wear a mask.

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Canada to release mask guidelines for children, recommend them for kids aged 10+

novel coronavirus pandemic by the end of the week, chief public health officer Theresa Tam said.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, she said the guidelines will recommend face coverings for kids aged 10 and up.“The recommendations will undergo evolution as the evidence changes and we’ll also have to see what happens as we understand transmission in different age groups and what happens in schools.” said Tam.“We may have to adapt this recommendation as we go along.” Canada’s coronavirus restrictions could last years even with vaccine: top doctors Tam said “layers of protection” would be needed in order to ensure it would be safe for kids to return to school in the fall, including re-arranging school environments to bolster physical

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Coronavirus: Drumheller passes Dino Bucks proposal instead of mandatory mask bylaw

Banff passes mandatory mask bylaw that includes outdoor areas The town plans to cover the $5,000 cost of the program with businesses chipping in $0.50 of the $5 voucher to participate.Vouchers can be used at participating businesses.Town officials say businesses didn’t want a mandatory mask bylaw where they would have to police people in their stores.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We have talked to a number of businesses. Several of them are on board and very enthusiastic and others are taking a wait-and-see approach.

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Coronavirus: One new case in Peterborough area brings total to 4 active cases

COVID-19 case on Tuesday, bringing the total active cases in the area to four.Last Thursday, the health unit reported its first new cases since June 20, breaking a streak of 40 days with no new cases.Details on the latest case were not provided. Coronavirus: Mandatory face mask policy for Peterborough area to begin Aug.

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Edmonton residents 80% compliant with new mandatory mask bylaw, city says

Edmonton city council passes bylaw to mandate masks in all indoor public spaces The city said four out of five people were wearing face coverings.“We’re extremely pleased with how Edmontonians have embraced the new bylaw and are committed to helping keep their fellow citizens safe,” COVID-19 Task Force Chair David Aitken said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Peace officers and city staff will continue to help people understand the new bylaw and the importance of facial coverings in slowing the spread of COVID-19.”Officers also were informing residents of the new Face Coverings Bylaw, handing out 680 masks and having 304 “education interactions,” according to the city.Public transit users were

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Coronavirus: Toronto man claims he faces discrimination over face masks

A Toronto man living with autism says he’s experienced more discrimination in three weeks than since his diagnosis more than 20 years ago. Chris Sherk says his medical condition prevents him from wearing a face mask into stores and other businesses.

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Possible COVID-19 transmission through 2 stores in Regina: SHA

COVID-19 transmission through two stores in Regina last week.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued the alert on Tuesday.

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Defending Champ Rafael Nadal To Miss US Open Amid Pandemic

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record for Grand Slam titles.

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Planning on voting by mail? Here’s what you need to know to make sure your ballot is counted

FILE - Stacks of mail-in ballots.

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Montreal turns to residents for input as city officials prepare 2021 budget

Property taxes go up slightly in Montreal’s 2020 budget “We will inevitably have to pay the tab down the road. So we’re not doing anyone any favors by projecting a deficit budget and I don’t think that’s a smart idea,” Alan DeSousa, Saint-Laurent Borough Mayor told Global News.Montreal city expenses have been rising in recent years and the Mayor of Beaconsfield doesn’t expect 2021 to be any different.“With COVID, there’s no doubt that I would expect expenses will be over budget for 2020 and that will have to be picked up again next year,” Georges Bourelle told Global News.Bourelle is also upset that the survey is available in French only.“There’s a very large percentage of the population that is Anglpophone.

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CFL would use federal government loan to cover hub, player costs: source

COVID-19 testing and hub-city expenses during a shortened 2020 season.A source with knowledge of the situation told The Canadian Press on Tuesday the league has provided Ottawa with some details regarding its loan request, saying where the CFL expects to use the money. CFL names Winnipeg tentative hub city for possible shortened season amid coronavirus The CFL source spoke on the condition of anonymity as neither the league nor federal government have divulged details of the loan request.The CFL did not immediately respond for comment.The league is making a last-ditch effort to secure financial support from the federal government to stage an abbreviated ’20 season.

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Ontario school bus drivers concerned about new school year

Durham Region food banks struggle to keep up with increased demand during pandemic “Four weeks to school and we have no idea what our runs are, we don’t know what kind of PPE we’re going to have, we don’t know how the buses are going to be cleaned after each run, who’s going to have to clean those buses, we just don’t know, we’re in the dark,” said Robson.About 18,000 school bus drivers in Ontario transport around 833,000 students to and from school.Nancy Daigneault, the executive director of School Bus Ontario, says they’ve been working with the Ministry of Education, Transportation and Public Health on new protocols.“Everything is going to depend on the numbers for COVID, that’s the way we are going.

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Winnipeg’s Manyfest cancelled over coronavirus concerns

novel coronavirus outbreak.The decision to cancel the event, which had been scheduled for Sept. 11-13, comes after consultation with the city and Mantioba Health, organizers said Tuesday.

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Alberta reports 5 additional COVID-19 deaths since Friday

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province on Aug, 4, 2020.

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Quebec parents push for delay to start of school year

With back to school just around the corner, many Quebec parents, teachers and even some politicians are pushing for the government to delay the start of school, to allow teachers to properly prepare for their new COVID-19 reality. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo explains, the Liberal party education critic says the education minister has left parents hanging.

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‘I have children in school’: Hinshaw responds to social media criticism of back-to-school plan

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw responds to criticism on social media over the government’s return to school plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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City of Winnipeg reopens recreation facilities, pools amid coronavirus

novel coronavirus outbreak are now back to work.In a release Tuesday, the city said wading pools at Central Corydon Community Centre, Ducharme Park, Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre, and Elmwood Winter Club reopened as of Tuesday.The wading pools at Bruce Park and King Edward & Ness Playground will open Thursday. Winnipeg to partially reopen 5 more libraries, expanded services coming, say officials Hours of operation for wading pools can be found on the city’s website.Swimming lessons are also returning at Pan Am Pool starting Aug.

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Folklorama organizers launch new Cultural Preservation Fund

COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t gotten in the way.Folklorama’s Stan Hall told 680 CJOB the organization has launched a Cultural Preservation Fund, which will help send kids to dance classes, language classes and other festivals.“(COVID-19 has) been a financial hit in everyone’s festivals and businesses and workplaces, so this is another way we’re able to give back,” said Hall.

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Montreal to turn to public for input on next year’s budget

The COVID-19 crisis has left no one immune. Faced with hefty expenses and lower than anticipated revenue, the city is preparing it’s next budget and it is asking citizens to weigh in. Global’s Tim Sargeant has the details.

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Texas medical board warns physicians who claim COVID-19 cure

Houston Chronicle reported. Multiple studies have found that hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help against the virus and the Food and Drug Administration has cautioned against using it to treat patients with the disease because of reports linking it with heart problems and other injuries and disorders.RELATED: Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagiousIn a video that went viral last week and caught the attention of President Donald Trump, Immanuel said that if everyone took hydroxychloroquine, it would stop the virus in its tracks within 30 days.

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Novavax’s 1st-stage coronavirus vaccine study finds all volunteers developed viral antibodies

FILE - Photograph of a Novavax building located in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - Researchers have reported positive results from recent studies of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate by the biotech company Novavax, which is currently among a group of vaccine producers that is in the first round of safety tests in humans — known as phase 1 trials. According to Novavax, 131 healthy healthy adults aged 18-59 were enrolled in the clinical trails, which evaluated two doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers said 100% of the trial volunteers who were administered a vaccine developed critical neutralizing antibodies that help fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes

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Queen faces 'strict' coronavirus lockdown restrictions for Balmoral holiday

Queen’s visit to her beloved Balmoral Castle summer retreat is set to be vastly different compared to other years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as coronavirus pandemic devastates aviation industry

the Mirror reports. It is the second of billionaire Richard Branson's airlines to file for bankruptcy following Virgin Australia seeking voluntary administration in April.Chapter 15 bankruptcy is designed for cases that involve more than one country.It allows foreign-based companies undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in their own country to access the US court system.It is understood the move effectively protects Virgin's US assets from UK creditors, as a UK court oversees claims.The airline is 49% owned by Delta Airlines.

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COVID-19 shows no let-up across Americas region

In the latest global COVID-19 developments, illness levels increased in more countries that initially suppressed their outbreaks, and the Americas region is still in the tight grip of the virus, amid another warning that the pandemic is disrupting regular health services.

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Rate of new US coronavirus cases declines

The average daily case count for new COVID-19 cases each day in the past week has been just over 60,000 cases, which is a 9% decline from the previous week, according to a new analysis from the New York Times.

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Irish scientists warn of long-term 'catastrophe' without 'zero-covid' policy

A group of Irish scientists has said Ireland is heading into a long-term "social and economic catastrophe" if it does not adopt a "zero-covid" policy.

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Once praised for taming the pandemic, Asian-Pacific nations worry about new onslaught

Dennis NormileScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.TOKYO—Many Asian-Pacific countries have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic remarkably well so far, recording some of the lowest case numbers anywhere and earning praise as models of how to handle the virus. But the sheen is coming off their performance.

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Celebration of life held for Army vet, father killed by COVID-19

News 6 first learned about 51-year-old Michael Moore in mid-July. Moore’s family spoke out about the importance of donating convalescent plasma while he was on a ventilator with coronavirus. After 17 days in the hospital, Moore lost his battle with the virus.“I told him it was OK to let go because we’d be OK and that no matter what he’d always be my No.

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Families protest against continuing visitor restrictions in long-term care homes

Families of those in long-term care say the restrictions are too severe and their loved ones inside the facilities are suffering as a result. They held a small protest today, against continuing visitor restrictions because of COVID-19.

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Huron-Perth health unit closes Millbank, Ont., restaurant temporarily after linked COVID-19 case

COVID-19 associated with the business.Officials with Huron Perth Public Health said Tuesday that Anna Mae’s Bakery and Restaurant in Millbank, Ont., would be closed as a public health investigation was conducted.Risk to the public from the case was low, and health officials said the business owners supported the decision to close and were being fully cooperative.Few other details about the case have been released by the health unit.

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NSGEU report lists factors union says contributed to Northwood COVID-19 outbreak

Nova Scotia’s largest public sector union has released a new report detailing what it says was happening inside the Northwood long term care home as the pandemic began. Alicia Draus has more.

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Coronavirus: Which are the deadliest Florida counties for COVID-19?

ORLANDO, Fla. – Miami-Dade has the most deaths from the novel coronavirus, but two other counties — Martin and Manatee — rank higher in deaths per 100,000 population, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.Brevard County, with more than 100 deaths, lands 23rd among the state’s 67 counties. In that spot above that is Orange County at No.

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Here’s what some local school districts will do if someone test positive for COVID-19

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – One of the questions parents had at New 6′s Reopening Schools: Your Questions Answered town hall was what happens if someone tests positive?"We really talked about how do we minimize the amount of time kids are out of school, is there a possibility to do so, and really, it comes down to having access to rapid testing," said Diane Kornegay, the Superintendent of Lake County Schools.Kornegay said they will be providing rapid tests to school staff and students, both before the school year starts, and if someone tests positive.She said these are the tests that involve a finger prick and allow people to know in 10 to 20 minutes if they are positive for COVID-19.Kornegay called the rapid tests a game-changer.She said it

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as Branson airline struggles during pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.The airline, which is 51% owned by Branson's Virgin Group and 49% by U.S. airline Delta, filed for bankruptcy in the southern district of New York today.

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Designer antibodies could battle COVID-19 before vaccines arrive

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.While the world is transfixed by the high-stakes race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies that could provide an instant immunity boost against the virus. Clinical trials of these monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials.

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as pandemic devastates airline industry

Virgin Atlantic has declared bankruptcy as coronavirus continues to tear apart the airline industry.

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Novavax says its coronavirus vaccine produced immune response in small study

Novavax Inc said on Tuesday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies against the novel coronavirus and appears to be safe, according to initial data from a small, early-stage clinical trial.The Maryland-based biotechnology company said its vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, produced higher levels of the antibodies in healthy volunteers after two doses than those found in recovered COVID-19 patients, raising hopes for its eventual success.

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The Duchess of Cambridge's lesson in Covid-era royal style, from a chic mask to a recycled frock

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Survey: Home health workers stressed, overlooked amid COVID-19

A study of home healthcare workers (HCWs) in New York City published today in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges they already faced as a critical yet vulnerable and marginalized workforce at high risk for coronavirus infection.

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Rate of new US COVID-19 cases declines

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105-year-old WWII veteran celebrates milestone birthday with drive-by salute

For those who hope to live as long and happily as White has, the centenarian advised folks to “just keep breathing.” STOCKTON, Calif. - Retired Maj. Bill White, believed to be the oldest living Marine, celebrated a socially distanced 105th birthday with a drive-by salute from his Stockton, Calif., neighbors.White, who lives at The Oaks at Inglewood – an assisted living facility – wondered at first what all the fuss was about.

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Saskatchewan reports 9 new coronavirus cases

coronavirus cases in the province on Tuesday.Health officials said there were nine new cases across the province, with the overall total growing to 1,368 since the first case was reported in March. Saskatchewan government releases its Safe Schools Plan for fall return Most of the new cases are located in the Regina region with four.

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Back to school tips for parents

With a month left before students return to the classroom under new COVID-19 safety measures, it can be a stressful time for parents. Parenting expert Maureen Dennis provides some tips for parents as they prepare their kids to return to the classroom.

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Health officials to provide COVID-19 update following B.C. Day long weekend

novel coronavirus pandemic, following the B.C. Day long weekend.Provincial health officer Dr.

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Good Samaritan Southgate care centre records another death, toll now 24

COVID-19 has been reported at Good Samaritan Southgate care centre in Edmonton, bringing the total number of fatalities related to that outbreak to 24.According to numbers released Tuesday, all 24 deaths recorded were residents. Currently, there are 42 active cases in residents at the facility and 14 residents who have recovered.

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Coronavirus: After long-weekend spike, Manitoba announces 2 additional COVID-19 cases

Manitoba health officials say the province has two additional cases of the novel coronavirus after a weekend spike. Shared Health’s chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa and Health Minister Cameron Friesen spoke to Manitobans Tuesday.

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Gym safety tips under COVID-19 measures

Going to the gym under COVID-19 safety measures can be tricky right now. ER physicians and healthcare design experts have teamed up with Goodlife Fitness to keep people as safe as possible. Dr. Chris Hicks talks about the initiative.

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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

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