FDA advisers consider updating COVID vaccine
Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic. Read more
Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic. Read more
Thieves plundered billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief aid intended to combat the worst pandemic in a century. Read more
People who are infected with the coronavirus shed the pathogen in their stool, whether or not they take a COVID test or seek medical care, enabling officials to track levels of the virus in communities over time and to watch for the emergence of new variants. Read more
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, Director of Health Kenneth Fink and State Epidemiologist Sarah Kemble discussed the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency. Read more
Walensky’s last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t immediately named. Read more
U.S. deaths usually rise year-to-year, in part because the nation’s population has been growing. The pandemic accelerated that trend, making 2021 the deadliest in U.S. history. Read more
The U.S. Open, the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, begins in New York in August. Read more
The requirements are among the last vestiges of some of the more coercive measures taken by the federal government to promote vaccination as the deadly virus raged. Read more
Across the country, office-to-housing conversions are being pursued as a potential lifeline for struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
A southern Indiana nurse facing a criminal charge for allegedly removing a nursing home resident’s oxygen mask hours before his death from COVID-19 will avoid jail time under a plea bargain. Read more
Pfizer and Moderna have pledged to offer the shots at no cost to those who lack insurance. Read more
Researchers, nonprofit professionals and volunteers offer a variety of explanations for the decline in volunteering, including the COVID-19 pandemic and economic woes. Read more
Kennedy has blamed childhood vaccines for autism — a discredited theory that has been repudiated by more than a dozen peer-reviewed scientific studies in multiple countries. Read more
A new report suggests that researchers in the People’s Liberation Army were potentially developing SARS-related coronavirus vaccines in 2019 with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Read more
Economists remain worried that a recession is on the way or that the Federal Reserve will cause one in trying to rein in inflation. Read more
“The increase in homebased workers corresponded with a decline in drivers, carpoolers, transit riders, and most other types of commuters,” the report said. Read more
The nonbinding recommendation made by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last fall ran counter to the advice provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more
Federal regulators are expected to authorize the additional dose in the next few weeks. Read more
Federal prosecutors determined John Trasacco’s companies received about $431,982 from the scheme. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing recession and burst of inflation created additional uncertainty about the programs in recent years. Read more
A new government study highlights just how violent America’s recent past has been by showing a surge in gunfire injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the number of people fatally shooting each other — and themselves — also increased. Read more