Feb 02 Vaccinations resume across Northeast after two-day snowstorm By Associated Press Coronavirus vaccination sites across the Northeast ramped back up Tuesday after a two-day snowstorm that also shut down public transport, closed schools and canceled flights. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: State health officials testify on how to administer more COVID-19 vaccinations By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear. Continue reading
Feb 02 Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective, study says By Maria Cheng, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published in a British medical journal. Continue reading
Feb 01 Biden meets Republicans on COVID-19 aid, but no quick deal By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the two-hour meeting Monday evening resulted in no compromise on differences. But she and the other Republicans say there was agreement to keep discussions going over their smaller, more targeted package. Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. won't make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites By Associated Press Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Older adults without family or friends lag in race to get vaccines By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Seniors with family members or friends to help them are getting vaccine appointments, even if it takes days to secure them. Those without reliable social supports are missing out. Continue reading
Feb 01 WHO team probing pandemic origins visits disease control centers in Wuhan By Associated Press WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The… Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team says U.S. cases down, but 3 variants detected By Associated Press The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down in recent weeks, but three mutations that are causing concern have been detected in the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 31 The Latest: Israel extends its lockdown for at least 5 days By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced early Monday that the restrictions, which have forced nonessential businesses and most schools to remain closed for the past month, will remain in effect until at least Friday. A ban on nearly all incoming… Continue reading
Jan 31 EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses By Associated Press The new target of 40 million doses by the end of March is still only half what the British-Swedish company had originally aimed for, triggering a spat between AstraZeneca and the EU last week. Continue reading