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How COVID-19 drug/vaccine decisions might be based on little evidence

At this point, the Food and Drug Administration could grant emergency-use authorization. In other words, the two vaccines could hinge on the combined results of 64 people. Haseltine concludes: If — or perhaps when — positive early results from these trials are announced, keep my warnings in mind. These protocols seem designed to get a… Read More »

Officials Begin Task of Tracing Trump’s Contacts

White House news conference, Oct. 2, 2020. Georges Benjamin, MD, executive director, American Public Health Association. Amesh Adalja, MD, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD. Twitter: @ashishkjha, Oct. 2, 2020. Statement, Cleveland Clinic. Statement, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Statement, National Coalition of STD… Read More »

Top tips for coping as Leaving Cert 2020 chaos fuels anger and anxiety for students

LEAVING Cert 2020 has been a rollercoaster of uncertainty. The announcement by the Department of Education and Skills that there were errors in the grading system, which will lead to about 10pc of students having their grades marked upwards, comes as yet another sharp twist on that rollercoaster. he disappointment some students may have felt… Read More »