Politics Oct 10 WATCH: Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Medicaid By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Health Nov 04 Europe approves 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV The European Commission has authorized the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year. By Associated Press
World Sep 22 Anger, confusion spread over U.K.’s new COVID travel rules The British government announced what it billed as a simplification of the rules last week, allowing fully vaccinated travelers to skip quarantine and take fewer tests. But the fine print on who was considered “fully vaccinated” is proving far more… By Cara Anna, Danica Kirka, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press
Health Jul 08 Pfizer to seek approval for 3rd vaccine dose, says it could ward off delta variant The company said Thursday that another shot could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Jun 20 US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning. By Associated Press
May 15 Watch 10:16 Vaccinations are picking up. Is it time to reopen the US-Canada border? By Benedict Moran The United States and Canada have one of the largest economic partnerships in the world, and share the world’s largest international border. When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, that border was closed to all nonessential traffic. As more people on… Continue watching
Apr 26 U.S. to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The U.S. has also been under mounting pressure in recent weeks to share more of its vaccine supply with the world, as countries like India experience devastating surges of the virus. Continue reading
Apr 25 Fauci says US considering virus aid to India By Associated Press The outbreak in India adds to the pressure on President Joe Biden to provide vaccines to other countries. Biden has said the U.S. won’t begin doing so until it has enough supplies at home. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: CDC says U.K. variant now the most common strain in the U.S In our news wrap Wednesday, the CDC says a highly contagious virus variant first found in Britain has now become the most common strain in the U.S., the Biden administration announced it’s resuming aid to Palestinians, at least 144 people… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 6:43 EU finds possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clots The European Medicines Agency said a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is "unusual blood clots with low blood platelets." That's a blow to low- and middle-income countries because the vaccine is inexpensive, easier to transport and… Continue watching