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Early trial results keep Pfizer vaccine development on track for possible 2020 distribution

Wednesday, July 1

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S. and abroad, new hope may be emerging in the race to develop a vaccine.Pfizer, one... Read More.

How air purifiers and cleaners may help keep you safer indoors from COVID-19

Wednesday, July 1

By Eden David, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As states begin to adjust to a new normal and people start spending more time indoors, experts and local officials are starting to consider the... Read More.

Scientists test which face covering style best protects against the coronavirus

Wednesday, July 1

By IVAN PEREIRA, EVA PILGRIM and NICK COULSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Face coverings for COVID-19 protection come in all shapes, sizes, materials and colors.From bandanas and DIY masks made from handkerchiefs... Read More.

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60% of all COVID-19 cases reported in last month: WHO

Wednesday, July 1

By Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News (GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that 60% of all COVID-19 cases globally have been reported in the last month."For the past week, the number... Read More.

Quest, LabCorp warn of coronavirus testing delays as demand surges amid outbreaks

Wednesday, July 1

By ALI DUKAKIS, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 test positivity rates resurged in recent weeks, private test providers have made efforts to sound the alarm that the rising demand for testing... Read More.

Pediatricians ‘strongly advocate’ kids return to in-person learning this fall

Wednesday, July 1

By GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In news that is sure to be music to some parents' ears and worrisome to others, the American Academy of Pediatrics has taken a... Read More.

This 89-year-old Nebraska man has donated his platelets over 700 times

Wednesday, July 1

By SHANNON MCLELLAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- An 89-year-old Nebraska man is a regular at his local Red Cross, where he has donated his platelets over 700 times.Sherman Hirsch was approached... Read More.

The controversial water safety technique that could save a baby from drowning

Wednesday, July 1

By GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Krysta Meyer posted a video of her 8-month-old's swimming lesson to Tik Tok, she had no idea a decades-old... Read More.

FBI warns of fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests

Tuesday, June 30

By LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning of fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests.While real tests indicate whether or not an individual was previously infected with the virus... Read More.

I wore a mask during 38 hours of labor. You can wear one too

Tuesday, June 30

By Katie Kindelan via GMA (NEW YORK) -- Women who gave birth during the coronavirus pandemic have had to do so while wearing face masks.Now, as more officials and places of business are... Read More.