Oct 01 Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms By Associated Press The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. stem cell clinics boomed while FDA paused crackdown By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration gave clinics three years to show that their questionable treatments were safe and worked. But today none of the clinics have won FDA approval and there are more businesses than before selling the treatments for… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 6:18 Vaccine mandates can become a 'political battleground,' former FDA commissioner says By William Brangham, Claire Mufson YouTube on Wednesday announced it will remove videos that spread false information about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and any other commonly used vaccines. Accounts associated with several prominent figures — such as Robert Kennedy Jr. —… Continue watching
Sep 29 Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats By Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, Associated Press Some hospitals are so concerned that they equipped workers with panic buttons, while others have limited the number of public entrance to their facilities. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 7:14 New York hospitals, nursing homes offer vaccine incentives and brace for staff shortages By PBS NewsHour New York became the first U.S. state to require all healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine — or face being fired. And the governor's office reported more than 90% of 450,000 hospital and nursing home staff and other healthcare… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:59 Many Ugandan children forced into hard labor, sex trafficking as COVID closes schools By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The effects of the pandemic on children vary dramatically depending on the country. With schools still shuttered in Uganda and other developing nations, many children have no choice but to work to survive. In Africa, more than one-fifth of children… Continue watching
Sep 26 Tony Awards and TV special hope to be the jab Broadway needs By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Sunday's show has been expanded from its typical three hours to four, with Audra McDonald handing out Tonys for the first two hours and Leslie Odom Jr. hosting a “Broadway’s Back!” celebration for the second half, including the awarding of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 4:52 Broadway throws open its doors as it returns from its longest shutdown By Zachary Green New York City’s theaters are finally reopening after they were shut down on March 12, 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit the city. This has been the longest shutdown in Broadway’s history. Major hits like “Lion King” and… Continue watching
Sep 25 COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 8:26 Lack of access, infrastructure and government accountability hurt Ugandan vaccine goals By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The U.S. plan to donate 500 million vaccines to developing countries aims to address the lopsided distribution and exacerbated impact of the virus. In Africa, Uganda is still struggling to vaccinate those most at-risk. It has recorded more than 120,000… Continue watching