Sep 23 WATCH: Trump says he has final vaccine approval, not FDA By Associated Press Several vaccines are in the final stage of testing in the U.S.and government scientists should know by the end of this year -- November or December -- whether they are safe and effective. Continue reading
Sep 23 Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19 By David Lieb, Jim Salter, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested positive earlier Wednesday. Teresa Parson had experienced mild symptoms, including a cough and nasal congestion. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Senate budget committee holds hearing on updated CBO outlook By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Treasury Department said that the U.S. budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3 trillion for the first 11 months of this budget year. Continue reading
Sep 23 Fauci: Even after a COVID-19 vaccine, masks and social distance still vital By Associated Press “The vaccine availability will go a giant step to controlling the infection, but you’re not going to completely eradicate it or eliminate it,” Fauci says. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. health officials say they would get FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press Dr. Brett Giroir, an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, told a Senate hearing he’d “have no hesitancy” to take that vaccine. Continue reading
Sep 23 The Met Opera will be silent this season. Its 1st Black composer will open its return By Ronald Blum, Associated Press The Metropolitan Opera will skip an entire season for the first time in its nearly 140-year history. Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” will be the company’s first presentation by a Black composer. Continue reading
Sep 23 A poet and radiologist on how the pandemic has 'concentrated' his mind By Joshua Barajas Amit Majmudar said he hasn't written much about the coronavirus pandemic, but he has embraced the time to be productive. "The pandemic really reminded me of my own mortality," he said. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Fauci, Redfield testify on COVID-19 before Senate health committee By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Robert Redfield testified on the COVID-19 pandemic before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: World leaders criticize haphazard response to pandemic at U.N. By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences topped the list of concerns on the second day of prerecorded speeches by world leaders Wednesday at the General Assembly's first virtual high-level meeting. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:12 How a focus on cleaning surfaces can distract from actual virus spread By Stephanie Sy, Frank Carlson Our understanding of how the novel coronavirus spreads is still evolving. Early in the pandemic, there was great concern about the potential for infection from surface contact. But since then, evidence has pointed to human-to-human transmission as the primary vehicle… Continue watching