Sep 17 ‘We need to catch up.’ How the U.S. fell behind on child vaccines By Laura Santhanam In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, top American pediatricians could see another crisis looming ahead: a swarm of mini-epidemics of childhood diseases returning as families withdrew from regular medical care. Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: White House press secretary says herd immunity isn’t U.S. strategy By Associated Press White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing Wednesday as several U.S. health officials testified on the government's response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 15 As threat of valley fever grows beyond the Southwest, push is on for vaccine By Jim Robbins, Kaiser Health News Valley fever is diagnosed in the range of 10,000 to 15,000 cases a year in the U.S. with 160 fatalities, though both numbers are likely several times higher in reality because many cases are never identified. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 7:19 What accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development means for safety Some of the federal government’s top health officials are suggesting a vaccine for COVID-19 could be released in less than two months. The move would be made through a special emergency authorization of the Food and Drug Administration. But the… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 13:27 Fauci says despite upcoming election, science will not be politicized By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal The United States has reported its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since mid-May, with nearly 1,500 lives lost Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the lag… Continue watching
Aug 02 Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision. Continue reading
Jul 31 How a painless patch could one day deliver vaccines By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Vaccine patches haven’t yet been approved for commercial use, but vaccine experts and researchers agree that the emerging technology could revolutionize the way we deliver vaccines worldwide. Continue reading
Jul 08 How a coronavirus vaccine will get to market By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Here's a look at some of the top contenders in the effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the challenges public health officials will face when that vaccine is finally ready for use. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 7:01 As restrictions are lifted, how to apply lessons from health care workers to daily life In all but two U.S. states, stay-at-home orders are being lifted, and businesses are reopening. But can the lifting of restrictions be safe, when COVID-19 is still increasing in many parts of the country? Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:11 Why antibody tests, a crucial step toward overcoming COVID-19, are still unreliable Testing, both for active cases of COVID-19 and for antibodies indicating prior exposure to the disease, will be critical to resuming economic activity. In addition, scientists are racing to develop therapies for people who do get infected -- especially those… Continue watching