Health

EU agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

By Aleksandar Furtula, Mike Corder, Associated Press

The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent.

Fauci says U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Fauci said vaccinations already have begun speeding up. And with the holidays over, he expects that pace to pick up to a million or more daily.

Biden's most daunting challenges, according to public health experts

By Laura Santhanam

When the dust of the pandemic settles, how will the Biden administration answer questions about who isn’t covered and why? How will it prioritize public health funding, or revamping the nation’s health care infrastructure?…

UK hospitals struggle, as contagious virus variant sweeps Britain

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Pressure on the nation's hospitals forced the hand of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has plunged the country into its third national lockdown.

Hospital prices just got a lot more transparent. What does this mean for you?

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

Hospitals face the new year with new requirements to post price information they have long sought to obscure: the actual prices negotiated with insurers and the discounts they offer their cash-paying customers.

WHO chief 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is "disappointed" that Chinese officials haven't finalized permissions for the arrival of team of experts into China to examine origins of COVID-19.

Seniors in Florida camp overnight for vaccine

By Associated Press

Hundreds of senior citizens determined to get vaccinated against the coronavirus camped out overnight in frigid temperatures to secure spots in Tuesday morning’s line in Daytona Beach.

FDA dismisses idea of stretching doses by delaying booster shot

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot — international differences that are adding to public confusion.

A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration, changing how it considers evidence of harm from pollutants in a way that opponents say could cripple future public-health regulation.

Pace of vaccine rollout in California 'not good enough,' governor says

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that's "not good enough," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.