Health

WATCH: Biden visits CDC, declares 'science is back'

By Associated Press

Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the CDC said…

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms.

WATCH: COVID-19 task force holds briefing as U.S. hits 100 million vaccinations goal

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, officials say the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico with shots.

Why the U.S. is rethinking its approach to poverty

By Laura Santhanam

At the end of 2020, more than 50 million people were facing hunger, up 15 million from the year before, according to data from Feeding America, an anti-hunger organization. The pandemic, and the associated stimulus payments and rescue plan are…

The Longest Year: How the pandemic made inequality in America worse

By Amna Nawaz, Leah Nagy, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

Generations of inadequate medical care, deeply entrenched economic disparities and a biased system of justice all came to a head, a reminder that for many Americans the hazards of structural racism are a daily reality. We hear the story of…

With states reopening widely, new COVID hotspots surface

By William Brangham

The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have reduced substantially since the height of the last wave, but with states reopening widely those numbers are spiking again. New data shows the development of several hotspots, with new cases up…

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Biden plans to send COVID-19 shots to Mexico, Canada

By Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday.

WATCH: Biden says U.S. to hit 100 million vaccination goal on Friday

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Ahead of Biden's remarks, the White House said it was finalizing plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots.

EU drug agency discounts any link between vaccine and clots

By Maria Cheng, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

On Thursday, ahead of the EMA's announcement, Britain's drug regulatory agency said there is no sign AstraZeneca's vaccine causes clots, and it urged people to continue getting the shot.

WATCH: Fauci, other federal officials testify about COVID-19 response

By Associated Press

The top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Thursday challenged Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (the need for mask mandates for those who have already been infected with or vaccinated against COVID-19.