Health Jun 23 WATCH: Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine could possibly be made available by end of 2020 or start of 2021 The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he remains "cautiously optimistic" that some will be ready at the end of the year.
Health Jun 23 WATCH: Fauci, Redfield, health officials testify on Trump administration’s response to COVID-19 Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.
Health Jun 11 Moderna on track for large COVID-19 vaccine test in July A U.S. company says it's on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if its COVID-19 vaccine candidate really works. Moderna Inc. is developing the experimental shot with the National Institutes of Health.
Health Jun 04 U.K. summit calls for freely available virus vaccine The British government has hosted a vaccine summit that raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as expert wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the coronavirus might be distributed globally — and…
Politics May 11 WATCH: Fauci warns senators of more death and economic damage if U.S. reopens too fast Leading health officials who have coordinated the American response to the coronavirus pandemic will face questions on Tuesday about safely reopening schools and workplaces from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Watch live here on Tuesday at…
Health Mar 31 Should you wear mask in public if not sick with coronavirus? Worldwide, the top priority for masks goes to health workers, who are in close contact with patients. Masks are also recommended for the sick.
Health Mar 31 White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.
Health Mar 29 Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable.
Health Mar 16 Coronavirus vaccine test opens as U.S. volunteer gets 1st shot With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer's arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time after the new virus exploded from…
Health Mar 14 Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation Fauci's political bosses — from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump — have let him do the explaining because he's frank and understandable, translating complex medical information into everyday language while neither exaggerating nor downplaying.