Dec 23 Emails detail Trump administration's fight with own medical experts over COVID advice By Kenichi Serino Emails from Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House COVID coordinator, and Dr. Jay Butler, a senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, detailed their objection to the administration's guidance. Continue reading
Dec 23 FDA authorizes Merck's pill against COVID-19 By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration authorization of Merck's molnupiravir comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer. Continue reading
Dec 23 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing on omicron testing By Associated Press On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Biden's administration had done enough to ensure Americans gathering with family members this season were able to do so safely. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:00 How Italian ski resorts are trying to reopen safely using vaccine passports By Adam Raney Many of Italy’s ski resorts reopened this month for the first time since march 2020 when they were forced to close as COVID swept across the country. The industry as a whole lost billions. Even with a spike in cases,… Continue watching
Dec 07 Judge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors By Geoff Mulvihill, David Lieb, Associated Press A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:15 U.S. launches new effort to fight omicron variant's spread with 'science and speed' By Yamiche Alcindor, Dorothy Hastings The United States’ COVID-19 watch has turned up more cases of the omicron variant Thursday. They appeared as President Joe Biden unveiled new initiatives on vaccines, masking and treatment. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 5:41 India extends door-to-door vaccine campaign as omicron variant worries officials By Fred de Sam Lazaro The trajectory of omicron infections is being watched closely in India, where the official death toll from COVID-19 is approaching half a million. The true toll is likely much higher. Memories are still fresh of the devastation caused by the… Continue watching
Nov 24 Rising COVID cases causing turmoil for Michigan schools as flu season arrives By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang School leaders in Michigan dealing with staffing shortages across their districts now face a flu season that’s arrived alongside a major spike in COVID-19 cases… Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By Ed White, Associated Press The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Nov 12 In memo, NBA tells players and coaches to act on booster shots By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The league told players and coaches in a memo Friday that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose. The booster shots should be received "as soon as possible."… Continue reading