Apr 27 As Pence heads to Minnesota, voters in key battleground state weigh Trump’s pandemic response By Meredith Lee The Minnesota trip marks the vice president’s fourth public appearance outside Washington since the World Health Organization officially declared the pandemic — his previous three trips were to other states key to Trump’s re-election: Colorado, Wisconsin and Virginia. Continue reading
Apr 23 Nursing homes plead for more coronavirus tests By Bernard Condon, Matt Sedensky, Jim Mustian, Associated Press After two months and more than 10,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don’t have access to enough tests. Continue reading
Apr 21 U.S. approves first coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The test from LabCorp will initially only be available to health care workers and first responders under a doctor's orders. The sample will still have to be sent back to LabCorp for processing. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 5:31 Will antibody testing help get people back to work? By Simon Ostrovsky As the battle between the federal government and states heats up over reopening the economy, antibody testing is being touted as one way to get people back to work. But some researchers at the forefront of developing an accurate antibody… Continue watching
Apr 17 To speed coronavirus testing, FDA greenlights a new type of nasal swab By Matthew Herper, STAT News Swab shortages have led to a bottleneck in COVID-19 testing, but the FDA announced Thursday a broader range of swabs can now be used. Continue reading
Apr 17 Pence says coronavirus testing is highest priority, as governors ask for more federal help By Daniel Bush In an interview Friday with the PBS NewsHour, Vice President Mike Pence said the federal government is pushing to expand testing by working with states and private labs that have a “significant amount of unused testing capacity."… Continue reading
Apr 16 Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests By Cara Anna, Associated Press Africa doesn't have as many virus cases as Europe and the U.S., but the trajectory looks alarmingly similar. Continue reading
Apr 12 Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “Wild West” of unregulated tests is creating confusion that… Continue reading