Health Jan 28 An FDA advisory panel endorsed a one-shot approach to COVID-19 vaccination. Here’s what that means By Matthew Woodruff, The Conversation
Health Jan 23 FDA proposes shift to annual COVID-19 booster shots for most Americans The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Nation Oct 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Parkland jury deliberates Cruz sentence, new protests sweep Iran In our news wrap Wednesday, a jury in Florida starts deliberating on whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death, seven more people were killed in Ukraine as Russia fired missiles and artillery rounds into major cities…
Health Oct 10 Watch 8:01 Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly The number of confirmed and reported COVID cases in the U.S. is at its lowest point since last spring. But the average number of deaths associated with COVID remains at more than 350 a day. Public health experts are increasingly… By John Yang
Health Sep 06 Updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available. Here’s what you need to know The reformulated vaccines are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants: BA.4 and BA.5. By Prakash Nagarkatti, Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation
Jun 30 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Kentucky, Florida judges block abortion limits In our news wrap Thursday, judges in Kentucky and Florida became the latest to block new abortion limits since the end of Roe v. Wade, Hong Kong prepares for the 25th anniversary of its return from British to Chinese rule,… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 7:13 Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas More than two years into this pandemic, the United States death toll is the highest in the world. The country is closing in on 900,000 deaths, and its death rate is alarming -- particularly given that the U.S. was the… Continue watching
Dec 29 France puts pressure on the unvaccinated as it again breaks its COVID-19 case record By Associated Press France's government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus jabs. Continue reading
Nov 25 EU warns differing virus measures put free travel at risk By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union is warning members that they risk undermining the 27-nation bloc’s COVID-19 travel and access certificate system with new uncoordinated restrictions some are introducing to try to thwart a surge in cases. Continue reading
Nov 19 FDA expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead By Lauren Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, Associated Press If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees, tens of millions more Americans could have three doses of protection ahead of the new year. Anyone who got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can already get a booster. Continue reading