Health Sep 22 CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air.
Health Sep 18 CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash U.S. health officials are dropping a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and telling all those who have been in close contact with infected people to get tested.
Health Aug 26 Officials change COVID testing advice, bewildering experts U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close contact with infected people.
Health Aug 23 Trump to announce plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19 After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.
Health Aug 21 Mounting U.S. deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020 and half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans.
Health Aug 19 Pharmacists can give childhood shots, U.S. officials say Public health officials have been worried that vaccination rates would fall because doctors' offices were closed by the pandemic. The authorization allows state-licensed pharmacies to administer childhood vaccines without a doctor's prescription.
Health Aug 07 CDC reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19 Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids. Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times higher. The second report examined cases of a rare virus-associated syndrome in kids. Nearly three-quarters of the children…
Health Jul 31 260 campers test positive for COVID-19 after stay at a Georgia YMCA camp A Georgia overnight camp hit by a coronavirus outbreak took many precautions, but didn't make campers wear masks or have proper ventilation in buildings.
Health Jul 01 Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S. Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections.
Health Jun 21 2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st “When you have 20,000-plus infections per day, how can you talk about a second wave?" said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health. “We’re in the first wave. Let’s get out of the first wave before you have…