Health Jan 21 Watch 7:08 With major logistical challenges, companies face a bottleneck in vaccine distribution The pace of vaccinations in the U.S. is failing to meet expectations, in part due to inadequate production and supply. But President Biden is planning to invoke the federal Defense Production Act in an effort to ensure companies, manufacturers and…
Health Aug 23 Trump to announce plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19 After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients. By Jonathan Lemire, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Aug 02 Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Jul 04 The Latest: WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID WHO says a review of the interim results showed hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir “produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care.”… By Associated Press