Jan 29 Seattle hospitals rush out vaccines after freezer failure By Associated Press Seattle hospitals rushed out COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of people in the middle of the night after a freezer they were being stored in failed. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, where son Beau was treated in his final days By Alexandra Jaffe, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden told reporters Friday before touring the facility's vaccination distribution center that he was meeting largely with retired service members. Biden has a long, personal history with the hospital. Continue reading
Jan 29 France closing borders to travelers outside European Union By Associated Press Castex ordered stepped up police checks of those who violate France’s 12-hour-a-day curfew, hold secret parties or reopen restaurants in defiance of a closure order in place since October. Continue reading
Jan 29 Canada to impose more travel restrictions in response to COVID-19 variants By Associated Press The prime minister said those with positive tests will be immediately required to quarantine in designated government facilities to make sure they’re not carrying variants of particular concern. Continue reading
Jan 29 Fauci says clinical studies will show if it's safe by early summer to vaccinate kids for COVID-19 By Associated Press The results could influence the debate over how to safely reopen public schools. Continue reading
Jan 29 10 parenting strategies to reduce your kids' pandemic stress By Amanda Sheffield Morris, Jennifer Hays-Grudo, The Conversation Parents can take a page from psychological research on trauma and recovery to help kids struggling with pandemic life. Continue reading
Jan 29 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine authorized for all adults, EU regulator says By Frank Jordans, Maria Cheng, Associated Press The decision requires final approval from the European Commission, a process that occurred swiftly with the other coronavirus vaccines. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: White House task force urges greater vigilance against COVID-19 variants By Associated Press Ahead of Friday's briefing, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, says officials have “scaled up” their surveillance of new coronavirus variants in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 29 Johnson & Johnson' single-shot vaccine is 66 percent effective against COVID-19 By Lauren Neergaard and Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare of getting people to return for boosters. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:54 How to protect yourself from the new coronavirus strains By William Brangham, Alison Thoet There are now several troubling variants of the coronavirus circulating, and a few seem to make the virus more contagious. One variant , the United Kingdom strain, is also more likely to make people sick or to kill them. The… Continue watching