A EUA is commonly used for treatments that “diagnose, prevent and treat serious or life-threatening diseases where the known benefits outweigh the potential risks of the product,” Fauci said. He then explained how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has explicit guidance on EUAs that require a treatment is both safe and effective. This is not the first time Fauci has raised concerns about a COVID vaccine. Russia announced earlier in August that they had an effective coronavirus vaccine, which gave the director of the Nation Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) pause....

During a live video interview with Bloomberg’s QuickTake on Aug. 18, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director cited major concerns for public health as a result of Russia’s announcement that they have a COVID vaccine, which has not been properly vetted by the international scientific community. “I’m quite disturbed by Russia or any country which declares they have a vaccine before they’ve adequately tested it,” Fauci said....

Fauci wants to assure the American public that this won’t be forever. “We will be pulling back,” he said on the subject of easing restrictions. “We’re now up to about 2 million vaccinations per day. That means every day that goes by, every week that goes by, you have more and more people protected.” Right now, it’s the plateau of new case numbers that has Fauci concerned: The seven-day average for new daily cases of COVID-19 as of Mar....

During an appearance on NBC’s Today on Feb. 11, Fauci told host Savannah Guthrie that it may only be a matter of weeks before vaccines become widely available to the entire population. “We have those priorities [groups], 1a, 1b, 1c…If you look at the projection, I would imagine that by the time we get to April, that will be what I would call, for better wording, ‘open season,’ [meaning] virtually everybody and anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated,” he predicted....

RELATED: Drinking One Glass of This Per Day Can Slash Your Stroke Risk, Study Says. In a 2020 study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a group of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences analyzed data from 100,902 participants with no history of heart attack, cancer, or stroke taken as part of the China-PAR project2. They were then categorized as habitual tea drinkers if they consumed the beverage at least three times a week and non-habitual or never tea drinkers if they drank it less often....

1 Police Arrest Instructor for Positive Test After the instructor was arrested, he tested positive for cannabis, the Thames Valley Police said. “The driving instructor was arrested on suspicion of drug driving,” the force said on its Facebook page. “Due to the profession that he is in, all necessary authorities will be notified as we have a duty of care to safeguard those involved.” In the UK, driving instructors are subject to a four-year ban from the profession if they’re convicted of driving under the influence....

In the video posted on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook on Dec. 16, DeGeneres began: “Hi everybody, just saying thank you to all the well wishes out there. I appreciate it very much.” The 62-year-old talk show host added, “I am feeling 100 percent. I feel really good.” But, she said one symptom has been the most challenging of all. “One thing that they don’t tell you is that you get, somehow, excruciating back pain,” she added....

1 Elon Lives in a Tiny House While Elon could afford to live in a multimillion dollar mansion, his main residence is actually a “very small” house in Boca Chica, Texas, near his SpaceX headquarters. Apparently, the house is so tiny that when mom comes to visit he can’t even find space for her within the tiny pad and puts her up in his garage. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb 2 “I Have to Sleep in the Garage”...

READ THIS NEXT: The “Controversial” Way Ben Stiller Learned He Had Cancer. John learned he had prostate cancer in 2017, and opted for surgery to remove his prostate rather than undergoing chemotherapy or radiation. “Effectively my kids made the decision for me. I didn’t like the idea of cancer hanging over me—us—for years to come: I just wanted rid of it,” he wrote in his 2019 memoir, simply titled Me....

WKMG News 6 reported on Tuesday that the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF) released updated statistics on “unprovoked shark bites.” Between the first of the year and June 18, only 18 attacks had been reported worldwide. This is down from 24 unprovoked shark bites over the same period in 2019 and 28 in 2018. According to the ISAF, seven of this year’s attacks occurred in the United States, and only two of them happened in Florida....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Have an Android, You’ll Be Barred From Doing This, Starting in August. Despite the tech giant’s best efforts, Android phones have been no stranger to new security threats in recent months, especially regarding app or software downloads. Last month, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky announced that it had discovered three apps in the Google Play store that contain Trojan-style hacker software known as “Jocker.” After posing as another popular or well-known program, unsuspecting users who download the malware can run up costly bills as cyber criminals sign up for various expensive subscriptions to other services....

There’s little doubt Meghan has offered similar words of encouragement to Harry as he undertakes writing his life story, which she likely encouraged him to publish in the first place. “Harry isn’t generally thought of as the ’literary’ type whereas Meghan has always understood and utilized the power of the written word,” an insider told Best Life. “It’s highly unlikely [the book] would have happened without her influence.” Grant Harrold, former butler for the Prince of Wales, told the Express that Harry writing a memoir is “rather unique,” as few royals have done so (with the notable exception of Sarah, the Duchess of York, who released two books)....

One doctor is spreading the word that, in fact, your beliefs have a much greater impact on how long you’ll live than you probably realize, and she’s backing it up with eye-opening data from a study that supports her claim. Read on to find out how changing your point of view could help you live longer—and feel better throughout those extra years. READ THIS NEXT: Walking Exactly This Much a Week Adds Years to Your Life, Study Says....

READ THIS NEXT: Hugh Grant Said It Was “Tense” Working With This Co-Star. Even those who aren’t TV fans are aware of the cultural impact HBO has had on the entertainment industry over the past few decades. The premium channel has long been the network most others competed with in the hunt for prestigious awards, producing past hit shows like The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, and The Wire, and still home to critic and audience favorites like Succession, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The White Lotus....

Actor Emily Carey (who uses she/they pronouns) was candid about the process of playing Alicent Hightower in those challenging moments, from learning what they would be asked to do in the scripts to how things went between them and their scene partner on the set. Read on to find out more. READ THIS NEXT: This HBO Star Requested Some of Her Racy Scenes Be Cut. On House of the Dragon, Carey plays the younger version of Alicent Hightower, who marries King Viserys (Paddy Considine)....

The Journal of Fish Biology reports that a giant sunfish was caught that weighed more than 6,000 pounds—that’s almost three tons, about the size of an SUV or a hippopotamus. It’s the heaviest bony fish ever discovered, more than 800 pounds heavier than the previous record-holder. “It’s pretty rare to find big fish these days due to overfishing and habitat degradation,” Kory Evans, a fish ecologist at Rice University, told the New York Times....

N95 masks—tight-fitting face coverings that filter particles at 95 percent efficacy—are one of the best masks out there. Unfortunately, the high demand for these super protective masks has resulted in the production of a lot of fakes.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The Department of Homeland Security announced that federal agents seized one million counterfeit N95 masks on Feb. 17, as reported by The New York Times. Numerous boxes of masks stamped with the name 3M, which is the largest American producer of N95 masks, were seized—making the total number of fake N95s confiscated in the recent weeks more than 11 million, according to Alejandro N....

RELATED: Maria Menounos Says This Was the First Symptom of Her Brain Tumor. Ruffalo first learned of his tumor in 2000, while shooting the film You Can Count on Me. “I was working on a movie when I had a dream that I had a brain tumor, and it was like no other dream that I’d ever had. I had become friendly with the set doctor on that movie who was on the board of the local hospital,” the Spotlight star told the Acoustic Neuroma Association (ANA) in 2013....

READ THIS NEXT: If You’re Over 50, Sleeping in This Position Is Aging You, Experts Warn. You already know you need to wear sunscreen. But do you know how to apply that sunscreen correctly? Here’s the rundown. “I recommend my patients use an SPF of at least 50 and to apply it in the morning and at least 30 minutes before going outside,” says Adrienne O’Connell, DO, medical director and president of Laguna Beach Aesthetics....

Bobbi Bogaev, MD, a cardiologist and medical director for Abiomed, says people with heart failure “often wake up in the middle of the night with severe shortness of breath,” also known as paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND). If you’re experiencing this kind of shortness of breath, you will likely wake up coughing and/or wheezing and experiencing a rapid heart rate, Bogaev explains. She also says it may feel as if you are “being suffocated,” and you can only find relief by sitting up....