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…
Health Jun 12 CDC releases guidelines to daily life to reduce the spread of COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the guidelines Friday, along with a second set for organizing and attending big gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, protests and political rallies.
Nation May 21 In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidance After refusing for weeks to release reopening guidance for churches, the Trump administration on Thursday abruptly changed course — with the president saying he had instructed health officials to put the advice out.
Nation May 20 U.S. health officials quietly release more reopening guidance U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved.