Health

WATCH: Biden outlines national COVID-19 vaccination plans

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Getting 100 million shots into Americans' arms in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan, President-elect Joe Biden declared Friday.

Biden taps former FDA head David Kessler to lead COVID-19 vaccine effort

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.

Expanded vaccine rollout in U.S. spawns a new set of problems

By Janie Har, Jennifer Peltz, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

At-home COVID test availability is growing. Can it help turn the tide?

By Fedor Kossakovski

At-home testing aims to solve some of the hurdles that have hindered efforts in the U.S., but not all tests are equal nor are they all useful for the same situations.

WATCH: Biden unveils sweeping coronavirus health and economic recovery plan

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

Ex-Michigan health chief charged with manslaughter in Flint

By David Eggert, Ed White, Corey Williams, Associated Press

Michigan's former health director was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires' disease during the Flint water crisis.

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

By Sam McNeil, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

By Ed White, David Eggert, Associated Press

Despite desperate pleas from residents holding jugs of discolored, skunky water, the Snyder administration took no significant action until a doctor reported elevated lead levels in children about 18 months later.

Medical community scrambles to understand COVID-19 'long haulers'

By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin

They’ve become known as "long haulers" -- people who’ve been infected with COVID-19 but can’t seem to rid their bodies of its effects months later. Their symptoms run the gamut, from shortness of breath to heart palpitations to extreme fatigue.

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Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over 2015 mine spill

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico have settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that sent wastewater rushing downstream from the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado.