Jun 02 Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Eric Lander tells The Associated Press in his first interview since he was sworn in that he's pushing for better preparedness for the next pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 02 ‘Pandemic misery index’ charts far-reaching, imbalanced impacts of COVID-19 By Kyla Thomas, The Conversation A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 02 The ‘grief pandemic’ will torment Americans for years By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News More than 5 million Americans lost a loved one to COVID, and the ripple effects could lead to serious illness down the road. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Biden announces free beer, other new incentives for ‘vaccine sprint’ By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden on Wednesday announced a “month of action” to urge more Americans to get vaccinated before the July 4 holiday, including an early summer sprint of incentives. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:30 How community colleges are retooling to bring students back post-pandemic By Hari Sreenivasan, Rachel Wellford Community colleges have long been seen as an opportunity for students of all backgrounds to earn a degree. But those same students, especially the students of color, have been some of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. And many… Continue watching
Jun 01 Little-known illness turning up in COVID long-haulers By Cindy Loose, Kaiser Health News A significant number of post-COVID patients suffer from syndromes that few doctors understand. Continue reading
Jun 01 Greece, Germany kick off EU vaccination travel certificates By Derek Gatopoulos, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The certificates are being issued to people who are fully vaccinated as well as those have already contracted the virus and developed antibodies and others who have had a PCR test within the last 72 hours. Continue reading
Jun 01 OPEC to increase oil output as global economy recovers By David McHugh, Associated Press Saudi Arabia's energy minister, the de facto leader among member countries, said that there were still "clouds on the horizon" despite recovering demand and the economy rebound in many countries. Continue reading
Jun 01 Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press It's sinking in that Japan's scramble to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics start may be too little, too late. Continue reading
Jun 01 Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malls and many businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle a worsening surge of the coronavirus that has put its health care system on the verge of collapse. Continue reading