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Speaking to Reuters, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a coronavirus taskforce member was asked about the potential for a vaccine to be given a EUA. “The one thing that you would not want to see with a vaccine is getting an EUA before you have a signal of efficacy,” he said. “One of the potential dangers if you prematurely let a vaccine out is that it would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the other vaccines to enroll people in their trial....

On Monday the conservative posted an article titled “‘Twitter Files’ Make It Clear: We Must Abolish the FBI,” on his Ron Paul Institute website. He said: “So, now we have proof that the FBI (along with U.S. intelligence agencies and the Department of Homeland Security) have been acting through “private” social media companies to manipulate what Americans are allowed to say when they communicate with each other. “Is there anything more un-American than that?...

Narrating his journey, in an exclusive chat with Goal, the former Dempo SC winger spoke of his own growth while emphasizing on the importance of working in tandem with the first team’s playing style and requirements. “I had to first understand what Derrick sir wanted. Once I understood what he wanted, the task was to make the players understand the kind of football we want them to play, which is possession-based....

The news follows the publication of research that suggests that Cabenuva is equally as effective as currently available oral medications at keeping viral load low and symptoms in check. “Having this treatment available for some patients provides an alternative for managing this chronic condition,” John Farley, MD, MPH, director of the Office of Infectious Diseases in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a press release....

The $50 test, which is called the Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit, is designed to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s available for home use for people 14 and older through a prescription, according to the FDA “While COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been authorized for at-home collection, this is the first that can be fully self-administered and provide results at home,” FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, said in a statement “This new testing option is an important diagnostic advancement to address the pandemic and reduce the public burden of disease transmission....

Speaking to ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz during the network’s This Week program on Sunday morning, Hahn reiterated the health administration’s commitment to conducting a comprehensive review prior to giving approval. “From the beginning, Martha, [we] said the only thing that’s going to matter in this is the science and data,” the commissioner told Raddatz. “And of course, of course, we’ve been asked to speed this process as much as possible....

Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies dietary supplements as food, they aren’t required to undergo an extensive review process as prescription drugs do. The FDA takes a “safe until proven unsafe” approach with dietary supplements, according to a journal article by George Kennett, JD. This means the agency would only remove supplements from the market if they were found to be unsafe or if the product claims were false or misleading....

“This emergency authorization allows us to make a COVID-19 treatment available for recently diagnosed, high-risk patients – adding a valuable tool for doctors fighting the now-increasing burden of this global pandemic,” Dave Ricks, Eli Lilly’s chairman and CEO, said in a news release. The possibility of viable treatment comes at a time when COVID-19 is infecting more than 140,000 people per day. The treatment, called bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555), has been authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and children 12 years and older with a positive COVID-19 test, and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization, according to the company’s statement....

While the FDA issued emergency use authorization for serology tests this morning, no prospective timeline on when remdesivir will be added to the list of COVID-19 medical devices has been provided. “There will be a lot of factors that go into all the regulatory decisions,” Hahn said, “We want to look at the totality of data to make sure that remdesivir is targeted to the right patients.” Encouraging findings from the study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has put Gilead ahead of the treatment race....

During the first and final three years of the Obama presidency, 99 and 36 warning letters were sent due to serious transgressions in clinical trials, according to an investigation by the journal Science. In contrast, 12 were sent in the first three years of the Trump administration. Science reviewed 1,600 FDA inspection and enforcement documents for trials found to violate rules and the law. Most of the documents were obtained via FOIA requests....

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. Ironic, isn’t it? It’s also referred to as sesquipedalophobia (a Latin term that means “long word”). When this phobia involves a fear of encountering a long word when reading aloud or in a social context, it can be considered a type of social phobia. This article will cover the diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment options for social phobias like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Definition Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words....

Pratt’s comment referred to the December 23 pardons that Trump gave to fellow Republicans, security contractors convicted of killing a child and other Iraqi civilians and the literal turkeys that Trump annually pardons as part of the Thanksgiving presidential tradition. “It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals,” Pratt said during a Monday interview with the Associated Press. Pratt, a judge in the U.S. Court of the Southern District of Iowa, made the comments when asked about Trump’s pardon of two former top aides of Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign who were convicted for corruption....

On Wednesday, Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Richard Robert Gilbert, a BOP inmate, will serve 21 years in federal prison for planning to hire a hitman to murder the U.S. attorney and informant. Gilbert, 52, was already serving 130 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2017. While incarcerated at FCI Edgefield, Gilbert used a contraband cell phone to coordinate the murders of the prosecutor and witness from his drug trafficking case....

Eric Rosengren is one of a growing number of people inside and outside the Fed who said the central back should reduce its financial aid. In an interview with the Associated Press, Rosengren said the central bank should announce it will begin reducing its $120 billion in purchases of Treasury and mortgage bonds “this fall.” The Fed implemented the bond buying as part of an effort to boost the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, which officially started in March 2020, by offering lower long-term interest rates and to encourage borrowing and spending....

Will world No. 1 Rory McIlroy come through with a victory and ascend the throne long held by Tiger Woods? Is there a usurper from among winners Hunter Mahan, Chris Kirk and Billy Horschel? MORE: McIlroy goes for it | System too complicated? | Don’t look for Woods, who bailed on the competition because of his wonky back. Phil Mickelson dropped out of the competition last week, playing poorly and claiming he needed to prepare for the Ryder Cup....

The footage showed the FedEx driver stopping for a moment as he noticed that the flag had fallen into the bushes in front of a house in the town of Mathews, North Carolina, CBS News’ WJZY reported. After noticing the flag on the ground, the driver placed a package he was holding on the ground and walked over to pick the flag up and hang it. He then gave the flag a salute before he left....

I There’s a new American way of living today … Americans care about physical fitness and good nutrition now as never before … We eat less red meat and more poultry and fish, more fresh vegetables and fruits, more whole grain cereals….i -“Betty Crocker’s Light and Williams’s approach to the bewildering world of food choices is a simple one: give up and hope for the best. It seems to be shared by millions....

Following the Selangor FA (FAS’) complaint that the training pitch it has been using is substandard, the Selangor state government has told the association it is free to leave and use another ground. The Selangor state government has let the Red Giants use the pitch situated at the Selangor state secretariat complex (SUK) in Shah Alam as its training ground for over a decade, even after the association fell out with the state at the end of 2016....

Appearing in Boston court on Friday, Judge Indira Talwani listened to both the prosecution and the defense before issuing her decision. In sentencing Huffman to 14 days, she opted for the lower end of the guidelines offered by the prosecution. During the hearing, according to the WCVB journalist Adam Bagni, Talwani said Huffman “clearly accepted” the charges against her and that her lack of criminal history would help her. The judge added that she had to think about the defendent, the crime, the nature of the offense and the purpose of the sentencing, which she identified as one that promotes respect for the law....

A Pennsylvania jury convicted Vazquez, 29, on 15 counts late Thursday night. He was convicted of statutory sexual assault, corruption of a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of someone under 16, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor and 10 counts of sexually abusing children. He was found not guilty on another 10 counts of unlawful contact with a minor. The charges stemmed from Vazquez’ sexual contact and messages with the girl, who was 13 years old when they met in 2017....