Health

Why you shouldn’t get a COVID antibody test after a vaccine

By Laura Santhanam

Some people are thinking about antibody tests as a way to check how effective their vaccines are. But doctors say antibody tests don’t paint a full picture.

UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue.

Justices reject Johnson & Johnson appeal of $2 billion talc verdict

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson talc products.

Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown

By Eileen Ng, Associated Press

Malls and many businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle a worsening surge of the coronavirus that has put its health care system on the verge of collapse.

5 tips from mental health experts on transitioning out of COVID restrictions

By Tori Partridge

Experts say we need to talk more about what transitioning to a more open society will be like -- and what our new normal will be like.

Mobile vaccination units hit tiny U.S. towns to boost immunity

By Scott Sonner, Sam Metz, Associated Press

Doctors and nurses are staffing mobile clinics throughout the U.S. to ensure people in tiny towns and far-flung rural areas can get vaccinated.

Who benefits? U.S. debates fairest way to share spare vaccine

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

So far, it looks like the administration will provide the bulk of the doses to COVAX, the U.N.-backed global vaccine sharing program.

As COVID dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Some experts point to a series of factors that could make for a rough re-entry to the mixed microbes world of cold and flu viruses.

Senate confirms geneticist Eric Lander as Biden science adviser

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

His nomination was delayed for months as senators sought information about meetings he had with the late Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier who was charged with sex trafficking before his apparent suicide.

Visiting South Africa, France’s Macron pledges vaccine help

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

Macron also pledged that France will help South Africa and other African countries to develop the capacity to produce their own vaccines to fight the pandemic.