Nov 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court poised to leave Affordable Care Act in place The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans. Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S. allows emergency use of COVID-19 antibody drug By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the experimental drug from Eli Lilly for people 12 and older with mild or moderate COVID-19 not requiring hospitalization. Continue reading
Nov 09 Virus relief package uncertain in post-election Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that he wants new coronavirus legislation to pass before he takes office. But Republicans controlling the Senate are poised to assert more influence and have rejected demands for a more than $2 trillion package. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 5:34 Pfizer's CEO on preliminary COVID-19 vaccine data The drug company Pfizer announced Monday that early data indicates its COVID-19 vaccine could be highly effective. Their candidate is only one of a number in development, and it’s quite possible the world will ultimately need several vaccines made by… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 5:18 How a COVID vaccine might work -- and the challenges of distributing it As drug companies around the world rush to develop candidates for coronavirus vaccines, Pfizer announced encouraging early data from its own trials Monday. What do the preliminary results show, and even if they are borne out, what challenges remain with… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 6:39 Childhood vaccination rates dropped amid the pandemic. Will they rebound? By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin Health experts in the U.S. are worried too many children are not receiving the standard childhood vaccinations they need. In the beginning of the pandemic, doctors’ offices told people to stay away in order to control the spread of the… Continue watching
Nov 09 What Biden can do to fight COVID-19 before Inauguration Day By Laura Santhanam Months before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, COVID-19 has tightened its hold on the U.S., which surpassed 10 million confirmed infections on Monday and could result in as many as 328,000 deaths in the U.S. by the year's end if no… Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S. hits 10 million confirmed novel coronavirus cases By Associated Press New daily confirmed cases are up more than 60 percent over the past two weeks, to an average of nearly 109,000 a day. Average daily cases are on the rise in 48 states. Continue reading
Nov 09 Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press The Trump campaign's election night watch party in the White House East Room — with few masks and no social distancing — is being eyed as a potential coronavirus super-spreading event and yet another symbol of President Donald Trump’s cavalier… Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Biden speaks on plans for COVID-19, economy By Associated Press As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle to a more pressing fight: reining in the pandemic. Continue reading