Dec 21 NYC mayor vows 'No more shutdowns' as city faces virus spike By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another spike in coronavirus cases. Continue reading
Dec 21 U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation's founding in pandemic's first year By Mike Schneider, Associated Press This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation’s population grew by less than 1 million people. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: Biden announces 500 million free tests, other changes to COVID-19 strategy By Josh Boak, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden is expected on Tuesday to detail major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Dr. Fauci says world has been 'shocked' by omicron spread By Associated Press America's leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday the world had been "shocked" by the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus as more countries are reporting surges in infections. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 10:19 Vaccines reduce hospitalizations, but slow testing and rapid omicron spread worry experts By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson The rapid and relentless spread of COVID-19 in the midst of a new variant of the coronavirus is leading to growing alarm just ahead of the holidays. Omicron infections are exploding amid a shortage of testing, and governments are imposing… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 9:03 Dr. Collins reflects on career at NIH, COVID response effort, work on genome sequencing Judy Woodruff speaks to Dr. Francis Collins, who is retiring from his role as director of the National Institutes of Health after more than a decade, about his career. He warned that the U.S. may face a million COVID cases… Continue watching
Dec 20 Less than a month after discovery, Omicron now 73 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump reveals he got COVID-19 booster shot to a booing crowd By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump made the disclosure Sunday night during the final stop of "The History Tour," a live interview show he has been doing with former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. Continue reading
Dec 20 Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer's drug in half By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer's treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread criticism for an initial cost that can reach $56,000 annually. Continue reading
Dec 20 After Oxford High shooting, Michigan teachers ask: How do we keep going? By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang In interviews across the state, teachers told the PBS NewsHour they are tired, frustrated, and angry about continued gun violence in schools on top of pandemic challenges. Continue reading