Apr 14 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on FEMA response to COVID-19 By Associated Press This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations across the country. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: CDC panel examines connection between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Laura Santhanam Federal regulators said a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was needed "out of an abundance of caution" when reports of the blood clots emerged. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: White House says pause on Johnson & Johnson shots shows government putting safety 1st By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden declared Tuesday that even with a temporary loss of J&J 's one-shot vaccine, there is a huge supply of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, enough that "is basically 100 percent unquestionable, for every single, solitary American.”… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:02 Johnson & Johnson vaccines halted across the U.S. over possible links to rare blood clots COVID vaccination centers have begun suspending the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after federal health officials recommended the move. The CDC and the FDA say they are reviewing extremely rare and severe blood clots in six women, out… Continue watching
Apr 13 Blood clots after Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are ‘extremely rare,’ experts say By Laura Santhanam The six women who reported blood clots were between ages 18 and 48 and had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine between six and 13 days before reporting side effects. So far, 6.8 million doses of this one-shot vaccine have… Continue reading
Apr 13 Virus impact to cause global ‘aftershocks’ says U.S. intel report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A U.S. intelligence community report says the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are expected to contribute over the next year to "humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest, and geopolitical competition."… Continue reading
Apr 13 More women than men are getting COVID shots By Laura Ungar, KHN More women than men are getting COVID vaccines, even as more men are dying of the disease. Continue reading
Apr 13 FDA says patients can get abortion pill via telemedicine By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health officials say patients seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: What to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause By Laura Santhanam, Amna Nawaz What does the move mean for those who have received the one dose vaccine and how will it affect the U.S. vaccination rollout?… Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: FDA, CDC experts answer questions about pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Associated Press The nation's leading infectious-diseases expert says "safety is the important issue here" when discussing the "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Continue reading