Jan 13 Kennedy Center to honor Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, others in rescheduled ceremony By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events. The honorees are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen,… Continue reading
Jan 13 Indonesia starts mass coronavirus vaccinations over vast territory By Associated Press Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the first shot of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine Wednesday after the government authorized it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccinate millions. Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. coronavirus deaths hit another one-day high at over 4,300 By Associated Press The nation's overall death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 380,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:29 Glacial pace of the U.S. inoculation campaign raises questions about priorities By John Yang Operation Warp Speed may have produced effective COVID vaccines in record time, but administering them has been another matter. Just 9 million of the more than 25 million doses distributed have been given out, according to the CDC. But the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Supreme Court justices say women must obtain abortion pill in person By Associated Press Eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, the justices on Tuesday granted a Trump administration appeal to be able to enforce a longstanding rule on getting the abortion pill, mifepristone. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test By Mike Stobbe, David Koenig, Associated Press The U.S. is already facing a surge of coronavirus infections, and new, more contagious variants are emerging around the world. The CDC says the test won't eliminate all risk, but it will slow the spread of the virus in the… Continue reading
Jan 12 Female inmate's execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID-19 By Michael Tarm, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The U.S. government's plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades are on hold, and two other executions this week have been canceled because the inmates tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Jan 12 Health workers unions see surge in interest amid COVID-19 By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News Labor experts say it’s too soon to know if the outrage over working conditions will translate into an increase in union membership, but early indications suggest a small uptick. Continue reading
Jan 12 CDC's COVID-19 vaccine guidelines prioritize people with type 2 diabetes over type 1. Why? By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT The CDC’s interpretation of risk differs from the decision made by UK health officials to include both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in its list of conditions that pose higher risk after COVID-19 infection. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: U.S. shifts to speed COVID-19 vaccinations; won't hold back 2nd doses By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots after a slow start. Continue reading