COVID-19 vaccine

12 lessons COVID-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Experts weigh in on what we did right when developing the COVID-19 vaccine. And what we did wrong.

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions. That's adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots in arms and slow its supercharged spread.

WATCH: House subcommittee examines how to fight vaccine hesitancy

By News Desk

A House subcommittee will hold a hearing on combating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccinations across the country on Thursday.

Putin says he was vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V

By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

Russia on Wednesday reported 21,042 new infections and 669 deaths — similar to numbers it has been reporting daily since June 24. The number of reported deaths was a record for a single day for the country.

As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

WATCH: Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated during event in Raleigh, NC

By Associated Press

With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70 percent goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame.

As U.S. states and cities hit vaccine goals, deep disparities persist

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Vaccine distribution varies widely state to state, city to city and community to community. But a lack of reliable statistics makes it difficult to track and address disparities.

Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

It is a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.

Why the White House will miss its July 4 vaccine target

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden laid out a lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of all American adults by July Fourth, but the nation will fall a little short of that target.

Watchdog says almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says that 881 people on the Secret Service payroll were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and March 9, 2021.