Trudeau: Canada already in second wave of coronavirus

Will Europe's second wave of Covid-19 cases mean a second huge death toll?

Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.

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Studies explore asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, racial inequities

US experts vow ‘no cutting corners’ as vaccine tests expand

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves.

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COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information--WHO

Finland first European country to deploy coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport

Senate hearing: "More than 90% of the population remains susceptible" to Covid-19, CDC director says

Excerpts from today's hearing, including:

(CNN) WASHINGTON -- Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a majority of Americans remain susceptible to Covid-19.

Speaking to the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, Redfield said, “CDC is in the process of a very large, sequential study across the entire United States, measuring serology.”

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Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US

OPINION: A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.

FDA to announce tougher standards for a coronavirus vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day

Russia offers free vaccine shots to UN staff

Covid-19 Live Updates: Over 200,000 People Have Died in the U.S.

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic passed 200,000 on Tuesday as the first day of fall brought questions about what may be ahead.

More deaths have been announced in the United States than in any other country, and reports of new coronavirus cases have climbed in the U.S. and parts of Europe in recent days, suggesting an uncertain new phase in the crisis.

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Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

When researchers in China were analyzing hospital data of patients with Covid-19, they noticed an odd trend: Very few of the sick patients regularly wore glasses.

In one hospital in Suizhou, China, 276 patients were admitted over a 47 day period, but only 16 patients — less than 6 percent — had myopia or nearsightedness that required them to wear glasses for more than eight hours a day. By comparison, more than 30 percent of similarly aged people in the region needed glasses for nearsightedness, earlier research had shown.

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Eli Lilly, Amgen collaborate on production of potential COVID-19 antibody therapies

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