May 01 Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even as some states said they don’t have… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:10 How one Texas county is approaching the challenge of vaccinating the hesitant By William Brangham, Alison Thoet More than 575,000 Americans lost their lives to COVID-19. Although more than half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine, there are still challenges to getting people to take the shot, especially in Texas. Continue watching
Apr 30 Canada to start to get Pfizer vaccines from the U.S. next week By Rob Gillies, Associated Press It's the first time the U.S. has allowed that company's vaccine exported north. Canada has tightly woven commercial ties with the U.S., but it has been getting from Pfizer's vaccines from Belgium until now because U.S. authorities had kept supplies… Continue reading
Apr 30 Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million By David Koenig, Amy Taxin, Mae Anderson, Associated Press While the overall number of lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. has eclipsed 575,000, deaths have plummeted to an average of about 670 per day from a peak of around 3,400 in mid-January. Continue reading
Apr 30 The vulnerable homebound are left behind on vaccination By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Even as the nation has moved on to vaccinating everyone 16 and older, the vast majority of homebound people have not yet been vaccinated. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: 'Make sure you get that second dose' of COVID vaccine, says Dr. Fauci By News Desk About 8% of Americans who have received one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have not returned for their second shot, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Continue reading
Apr 30 Europe's economy shrinks in first quarter as U.S. rolls ahead By David McHugh, Associated Press Europe's economy shrank 0.6% in the first three months of the year as slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns delayed a hoped-for recovery - and underlined how the region is lagging other major economies in rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 29 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days. Continue reading
Apr 29 FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. Continue reading
Apr 29 NYC mayor expects city to 'fully reopen' by July 1 By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expects the city to “fully reopen” by July 1, with the lifting of the city’s COVID-19 restrictions. Continue reading