Sep 19 Genetic analysis of animals in Wuhan market may help find COVID-19's origin By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Scientists suspect infected animals were first brought to the Wuhan market in late November 2019 which then triggered the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 12 Thinking about fall vaccines? Doctors say there's no time like the present By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein Your guide to what vaccines you should get and when to get them. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Former Gov. Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in House hearing By Michael Hill, Associated Press Members of the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a report ahead of Andrew Cuomo's testimony that accused the Democrat of staging a “cover up” to hide mistakes that endangered nursing home residents. Continue reading
Aug 27 Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook to 'censor' some COVID-19 content during the pandemic By Associated Press Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from the White House, "repeatedly pressured" Facebook for months to take down "certain COVID-19 content including humor and satire."… Continue reading
Aug 22 FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer, Novavax, expects its updated vaccine version to be available a little later. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 7:17 What to know about this summer's major surge in COVID infections By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25… Continue watching
Aug 16 The U.S. is seeing a summer COVID-19 surge, but hospitalizations remain low By Associated Press COVID-19 is showing up in a lot of wastewater samples, but doctors' offices aren't seeing an outsized share of people with symptoms of respiratory illness. Continue reading
Aug 03 Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of long COVID. Here's what to know By Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation A new study finds the risks of developing long COVID declined over the first two years of the pandemic. But unvaccinated adults were more than twice as likely to get long COVID compared with those who were vaccinated. Continue reading
Jul 21 How Biden's far-reaching accomplishments didn't translate into political support By Josh Boak, Associated Press It is a humbling end to a half-century career in politics, yet hardly reflective of the full legacy of his time in the White House. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Harris says Vance's RNC speech didn't tell 'the full story,' left out Project 2025 By Molly Finnegan The GOP vice presidential nominee's speech told "a compelling story — and it was not the full story," Vice President Kamala Harris said at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Continue reading