Novel coronavirus

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down. However, the virus is still raging in many predominantly Christian countries.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing

By Associated Press

The White House COVID task force is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here.

WATCH: Biden credits American people for jobs numbers

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

President Joe Biden welcomed March job data as America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring, adding 916,000 jobs for the month.

March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen.

Groups rush to get Florida farmworkers vaccinated

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Farmworkers were denied priority access in Florida, unlike other states. Advocates are asking the state and counties to quickly mobilize to areas such as Homestead, south of Miami, and Immokalee, east of Naples.

U.S. allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration decision this week is expected to vastly expand the availability of cheap home tests that many experts have recommended for months.

World trade body chief says vaccine inequity ‘unacceptable’

By Associated Press

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Thursday that "vaccine inequity" during the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the need for developing nations to be able to make vaccines.

Biden calls on celebrity partners, community leaders to boost COVID vaccinations

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is unveiling a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19 shots as it seeks to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

Company at heart of Johnson & Johnson vaccine woes has series of citations

By Richard Lardner, Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard a batch of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality control problems.