Coronavirus vaccine: Pfizer and BioNtech report positive vaccine data

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Pfizer (PFE) on Wednesday announced early positive results for the first phase of its coronavirus vaccine trial, sparking hopes that an effective treatment can help turn the tide amid an implacable surge in new infections.

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in more than half of the U.S. has forced multiple regions to rethink plans to relax their lockdowns. The frontline battle has shifted to states like California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, all of which are responding to surging case counts by rolling back phased reopening plans.

Those areas are also mandating masks and closing beaches; meanwhile, states like New Jersey and New York — which have recovered from the darkest days of the outbreak — are also taking precautions by halting plans to reopen indoor dining.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced this week he would reverse the decision to allow indoor dining in time for the holiday weekend. New York City followed suit Wednesday, with Mayor Bill DeBlasio saying indoor dining would be paused and outdoor dining would be expanded— with more than 6,600 restaurants taking advantage the city’s initiative to qualify restaurants for outdoor dining.

“It is not the time to forge ahead with indoor dining,” DeBlasio said, citing the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases. “I am very convinced we can help restaurants survive, and help bring a lot more revenue to them. We can help bring back a lot of jobs, but do it safely and do it outdoors.”

He referenced Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony in front of a Senate panel Tuesday as a key reason to remain wary of the outbreak. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the country — which as already doubled from a daily average of 20,000 to 40,000 cases — could end up seeing 100,000 cases per day if the surge continues.
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