Mar 29 At least 11 more states to open virus vaccines to all adults By Associated Press The expansion that begins Monday has some health officials worried about whether it will create expectations they can’t possibly meet until vaccines supplies catch up to demand. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Biden unveils plans for U.S. vaccination expansion By Associated Press The president addressed the nation from the White House Monday, declaring, “if we let our guard down now, we can see the virus getting worse, not better. People are letting up on precautions, which is a very bad thing.”… Continue reading
Mar 29 Supreme Court agrees to hear bid for new defense of Kentucky abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Kentucky’s attorney general, who wants to be allowed to defend a restriction on abortion rights that lower courts had struck down. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: CDC director has feeling of 'impending doom' amid new spike By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking during a virtual White House briefing, Dr. Rochelle Walensky grew emotional as she reflected on her experience treating COVID-19 patients who are alone at the end of their lives. Continue reading
Mar 29 AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID-19 A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely.”… Continue reading
Mar 26 Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The new law won't take effect until late this summer. The measure is among several targeting transgender people advancing through Arkansas' legislature. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The expansion of the child tax credit, along with other measures, will cut childhood poverty in half this year, according to an analysis done by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. Continue reading
Mar 26 COVID isn't over, but Congress is starting prep for the next pandemic By Rachel Cohrs, STAT Congress is gearing up to write legislation to prevent the next pandemic, and a former Trump official is returning to the Hill to help. Continue reading
Mar 26 Birx joins air-cleaning industry amid land grab for billions in federal COVID relief By Christina Jewett, Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News The former top White House coronavirus adviser under President Donald Trump, Dr. Deborah Birx, has joined an air-cleaning company that built its business, in part, on technology that is now banned in California due to health hazards. Continue reading
Mar 26 Study asks if vaccinated people can still transmit virus, Fauci says By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci said at the White House coronavirus briefing Friday that a large trial is under way involving 12,000 college students at more than 20 universities. Continue reading