Feb 12 Watch 2:59 Remembering 5 people who have lost their lives to the coronavirus As the pandemic delivers another week of gut-wrenching loss of lives, we take a moment to share the stories of five remarkable people who have died from COVID-19. Continue watching
Feb 12 Czech Republic in chaos after political infighting amid COVID-19 surge By Karel Janicek, Associated Press The lower house of the Czech Parliament late Thursday refused the minority government's request to extend the state of emergency. Ministers have warned that will further worsen the situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse. Continue reading
Feb 12 Cuomo administration 'froze' over nursing home data requests By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press Republicans are calling for resignations of both Cuomo and the aide, secretary to the governor Melissa DeRosa. Progressive Democrats are blasting the Cuomo administration for its lack of transparency. Continue reading
Feb 12 Public needs to wear masks 'for several, several months,' Fauci says By Associated Press The government’s top infectious disease expert told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday by the time 75% to 80% of the population is vaccinated, “the level of virus in the community could be so low that you could start pulling… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 7:18 How the Biden administration is trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations About 1.5 million people in the U.S. are getting a shot of the COVID vaccine each day, and about 10 percent of Americans have received at least one dose so far. But the pace and the supply remain far too… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 5:42 A leading playwright and a pioneering virologist marry science and art on stage By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A new interactive theatrical production, "The Catastrophist," follows the story of a scientist thrilled by discovery and pained by loss. It was written by playwright Lauren Gunderson about her husband's life as a leading researcher into the causes and effects… Continue watching
Feb 10 Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam By Colleen Long, Associated Press The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot and could put health care workers at grave risk for the coronavirus. A federal official says these masks are giving first responders "a false sense of security."… Continue reading
Feb 10 2 masks better than 1 to slow spread of COVID-19, CDC data says By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press When both the exhaling and inhaling heads were double-masked, more than 95% of the particles were blocked, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 09 COVID-19 vaccines can adapt to new variants. Here's what it will take By Laura Santhanam Drugmakers are exploring how to tailor vaccines more narrowly to these mutants, but modifying existing vaccines is not as easy as flipping a switch. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 7:26 Slowing the spread of new COVID strains by changing public attitudes toward vaccinations The data are preliminary so far, but there are concerns that some new COVID strains are more infectious, more deadly, and possibly even more resistant to the vaccines -- and experts stress mass vaccination is crucial to slowing the spread. Continue watching