Jun 04 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday announced that the U.S. government had delivered one million vaccines doses had been sent to South Korea. Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House says the U.S. will swiftly share millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world. The U.S. will be directing most of the excess doses through the lagging UN-backed international COVAX program. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By News Desk The White House COVID-19 Task Force is expected to meet Thursday, as most of the nation experiences a decline in coronavirus cases. Continue reading
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