Coronavirus

Pfizer, BioNTech begin coronavirus vaccine trials in kids, publish early-stage data

While this week brought along pauses in coronavirus trials for Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine candidate and Eli Lilly’s antibody treatment over safety concerns, Pfizer and BioNTech published early-stage data of a vaccine candidate now in Phase 3, and marked the first company in the U.S. to begin COVID-19 vaccination trials in teens.

Trump slams Cuomo's coronavirus, crime response in New York

President Trump on Thursday slammed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the novel coronavirus in the state and called him “incompetent” while also noting that crime in certain parts of the state has risen as high as 250 percent in recent months.