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Covid UK: Boris Johnson to hold 5pm press conference as concerns grow over Indian variant

Now 215 Brits have caught Indian variant: Cases of mutant strain have nearly TRIPLED in week – as scientists warn decision to put India on red list came ‘weeks to late’ with thousands of travellers making last-minute dash to beat Friday’s 4am deadline Data from Government’s official Covid variant tracking scheme show there’ve been 215 cases… Read More »

House panel to hold hearing on VA delay of first EHR go-live

The chair of the House subcommittee charged with legislative oversight of the VA’s Cerner electronic health record implementation is concerned about the agency’s decision to delay the EHR’s initial go-live. “I’m concerned that as we’ve moved closer to the go-live date, we have been told repeatedly that there were no showstoppers in the implementation, that… Read More »

Pfizer urged to hold off on coronavirus vaccine until late November: report

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and his vaccine partner BioNTech have said the companies expect phase 3 data by the end of October—and that an FDA application could soon follow. But more than 60 researchers and bioethicists urged the partners to wait for more safety data before submitting their shot for a green light, Bloomberg reports. The experts called on… Read More »