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
Jul 17 Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, experiencing ‘mild symptoms’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will "self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time."… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Biden has tested positive for COVID, president of UnidosUS announces By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” including “general malaise” from the infection, the White House said. Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court sides with Biden administration over COVID-era social media dispute By Mark Sherman, Associated Press By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Fauci testifies on COVID-19 origins and response in GOP-led House hearing A Republican-led subcommittee has spent over a year probing the nation’s response to the pandemic and whether U.S.-funded research in China may have played any role in how it started. Continue reading