The second half of 2021 is probably the “best case scenario” for coronavirus vaccine approval, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says. “But they could be available much sooner than that to be used on an emergency use basis and also be used in large scale trials.”
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April's unemployment rate topped the post-war record 10.8% but was short of the Great Depression high estimated at 24.9%. The financial crisis peak was 10% in October 2009.8:10 am: Hot spots of new cases spread in Southeast statesThis photo taken on April 15, 2020 shows venders wearing face masks as the offer prawns for sale at the Wuhan Baishazhou Market in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province.
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