Lilly’s announcement Thursday comes as the disease continues to hit hard in U.S. nursing homes, accounting for more than 100,000 deaths of residents and staff over the course of the pandemic.
The coronavirus has been growing more genetically diverse, and scientists say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself.
The hope on Wall Street is that such stimulus will help carry the economy until later this year, when more widespread COVID-19 vaccinations get daily life closer to normal.
If the rule were finalized, it would open up seven SBA loan programs to a range of religious-affiliated businesses such as Christian publishers and for-profit schools affiliated with religious organizations.
The push to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus is hitting a roadblock: A number of states are reporting they are running out of vaccine, and tens of thousands of people who managed to get appointments for a first dose are seeing them canceled.
The state has reported 325 new deaths over the past seven days, an average of 46.4 per day. That’s down from 379 deaths, or 54.1 per day, the previous week.
The much-anticipated opening Thursday of March Madness this year will belong to the play-in teams, part of a scrambled and modestly condensed schedule for the 2021 tournament released Tuesday.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 2,386 on Sunday to 2,332 on Monday, the 11th decline in 12 days.
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the United Nations health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession, saying the threats of a longer and even worse downturn are too great to cut back on support now.
The NFL scouting combine will not be held as usual this year in Indianapolis, where it has taken place every year since 1987, the league told teams in a memo Monday. The city has hosted the event every year since 1987.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Joe Biden plans to scrap the pipeline upon taking office.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 had declined for 10 straight days, but rose from 2,348 on Saturday to 2,386 on Sunday.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus nonetheless hailed the scientific achievement behind rolling out coronavirus vaccines less than a year after the pandemic erupted in China.
China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with rising infections.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 2,404 on Friday to 2,348 on Saturday, the 10th straight day of decreases.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 41 more deaths due to COVID-19, the 97th day in a row that reported deaths have exceeded single digits.
Stocks have run out of steam since the S&P 500 set a record high a week ago amid optimism that COVID-19 vaccines and more stimulus from Washington will bring an economic recovery.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said people from minority communities are frequently “unseen” by the U.S. health care system.
The latest numbers show 52,798 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and 259,395 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
