Health

WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds briefing as government shutdown deadline looms

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting the shot on Friday and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying he will "in the coming days."…

WATCH: Pence, wife Karen, surgeon general get COVID-19 vaccines

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the vaccine is safe. He celebrated the shot as “a medical miracle” that could eventually contain the raging coronavirus pandemic.

Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden transition spokesperson Kate Bedingfield says Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond tested positive on Thursday, two days after traveling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally that Biden headlined for Democratic Senate candidates.

Pandemic backlash drives exodus of public health leaders

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Hannah Recht, Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press

At least 181 state and local public health leaders in 38 states have resigned, retired or been fired since April 1, according to an ongoing investigation by The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News.

Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy COVID-19 vaccine

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Worldwide, rich nations are snatching up scarce supplies of new vaccines as poor countries largely rely on a World Health Organization program that has yet to get off the ground.

Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts

By Amanda Seitz, Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press

With the U.S., England and Canada now administering vaccines to millions of people, many falsehoods are seeing a resurgence online. Experts fear this could contribute to hesitancy over taking the vaccine.

EU agency moves forward meeting on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

The EMA said Thursday's decision came after Moderna sent the last package of data on the vaccine needed for the agency to assess it for the EU market.

WATCH: Sackler family members who own Purdue testify before Congress

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing.

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed response

By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

While excitement and enthusiasm greeted the Western-developed coronavirus vaccine when it was rolled out, the Russian-made version has received a mixed response.