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In Australia, the ABC is reporting that the border between the states of New South Wales, home to Sydney, and Victoria, home to Melbourne and struggling to contain rising infections, is expected to be closed.
#BREAKING The ABC understands the Victorian-NSW Border will be closed from Tuesday night
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US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Stephen Hahn was asked on ABC’s This Week about a poll that found 27% of Americans would be unlikely to accept a free coronavirus vaccine if it was available.
“It is a sizeable number,” he said. “And it is concerning. And, of course, the issue of vaccines in this country has been around for a number of years.
“One of the major reasons we issued this guidance was we wanted to give clarity about what we were going to look at, what we need to look at, and that the FDA has incredible scientific expertise and we will do our job to assess the safety and the efficacy of a vaccine candidate. I want to assure the American people of that and provide confidence that we’re on the job.”
“I’m not going to get into who’s right and who is wrong,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says when pressed about the misleading claim President Trump made — that 99% of coronavirus cases in America are “totally harmless” https://t.co/P3rgUzC3Fq #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/m9jU8QKYQ3
Continue reading…Iran sees highest daily deaths; UK government injects £1.57bn into arts and heritage; Spain puts part of Galicia back into lockdown. Follow the latest updatesIndia confirms record new casesTexas mayors warn of ‘serious trouble’ as cases surge across USGlobal report: second local lockdown in Spain; second wave in IsraelSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.22am BSTIn Australia, the ABC is reporting that the border between the states of New South Wales, home to Sydney, and Victoria, home to Melbourne and struggling to contain rising infections, is expected to be closed. #BREAKING The ABC understands the Victorian-NSW Border will be closed from Tuesday night 1.08am BSTUS Food and Drug Administration commissioner Stephen Hahn was asked on ABC’s This Week about a poll that found 27% of Americans would be unlikely to accept a free coronavirus vaccine if it was available.“It is a sizeable number,” he said. “And it is concerning. And, of course, the issue of vaccines in this country has been around for a number of years.“One of the major reasons we issued this guidance was we wanted to give clarity about what we were going to look at, what we need to look at, and that the FDA has incredible scientific expertise and we will do our job to assess the safety and the efficacy of a vaccine candidate. I want to assure the American people of that and provide confidence that we’re on the job.”“I’m not going to get into who’s right and who is wrong,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says when pressed about the misleading claim President Trump made — that 99% of coronavirus cases in America are “totally harmless” https://t.co/P3rgUzC3Fq #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/m9jU8QKYQ3 Continue reading…