Jan 14 At-home COVID test availability is growing. Can it help turn the tide? By Fedor Kossakovski At-home testing aims to solve some of the hurdles that have hindered efforts in the U.S., but not all tests are equal nor are they all useful for the same situations. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test By Mike Stobbe, David Koenig, Associated Press The U.S. is already facing a surge of coronavirus infections, and new, more contagious variants are emerging around the world. The CDC says the test won't eliminate all risk, but it will slow the spread of the virus in the… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:22 2020 in review: Summing up an unimaginable year By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Christopher Booker about some of the most memorable stories he covered in what turned out to be an out-of-the-ordinary year: New York state’s first mobile COVID-19 testing site, the George Floyd protests in New York City,… Continue watching
Dec 15 FDA approves first over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The test kit from an Australian company allows users to swab themselves and get the results at home in about 20 minutes. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:21 COVID-19 latest: vaccines, holiday travel, new CDC guidelines By PBS NewsHour Though new developments in a COVID-19 vaccine have been all over the news, a viable vaccine is still far off. What should Americans be doing to protect themselves and their loved ones, especially leading up to the holiday season? Dr. Continue watching
Nov 22 Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge By Christine Fernando, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Lines for free COVID-19 tests stretch for blocks and hours in cities where people feel the dual strain of the coronavirus surge and the approaching holidays. But an increasing number of pop-up clinics promise visitors instant results — at a… Continue reading
Oct 18 Millions more virus rapid tests but are results reported? By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results. Continue reading
Sep 28 U.S. to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools By Matthew Perrone, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The move to dramatically expand testing comes just five weeks before the November elections as Trump continues to face criticism for his handling of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Trump says millions of rapid COVID-19 tests will be sent to states By Associated Press Nearly 205,000 people have now died from the coronavirus, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, and cases continue to rise in a number of states. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 7:47 How Maine’s Colby College is striving to keep COVID-19 under control By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many academic institutions across the country are dealing with outbreaks -- or offering only virtual learning in an attempt to prevent them. But one liberal arts school in Maine is seeking to avoid either fate. Continue watching