Tag: Covid

March 30, 2021

Mutations of the coronavirus could render current vaccines ineffective within a year, according to a majority of epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists surveyed by the People’s Vaccine Alliance. The survey of 77 experts from some of the world’s leading […]

March 29, 2021

As coronavirus cases rise once again in the United States, the country is also administering vaccinations at a faster pace than ever. U.S. Covid-19 cases More than 63,000 daily new Covid-19 cases are being reported in the U.S., based on […]

March 23, 2021

Pfizer said Tuesday it has begun an early stage clinical trial of an experimental oral antiviral drug for Covid-19. The New York-based company said the phase one trial of the drug – called PF-07321332 – is being conducted in the […]

March 23, 2021

AstraZeneca’s release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its U.S. trial raised hopes that the drug company could put a troubled rollout behind it. But just hours after its announcement, American officials issued an unusual statement expressing […]

March 18, 2021

President Joe Biden is poised to meet his goal of delivering 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office as early as Thursday, a senior administration official told NBC News. The president reached the goal ahead […]

March 10, 2021

The U.S. plans to buy 100 million additional doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, two administration sources told NBC News. President Joe Biden will announce the plans Wednesday during a White House meeting with executives from J&J and Merck. […]

February 23, 2021

Leaders of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response announced new efforts on Monday to boost vaccine confidence, urged schools to return to in-person learning, and walked through new FDA guidance for drug manufacturers aiming to address variants. The team also acknowledged […]

February 18, 2021

Bill Gates told CNBC that Johnson & Johnson’s and Novavax’s vaccines will still be essential tools against new, emerging variants of the coronavirus — even though the companies have said their shots may be less potent against a strain found […]

February 17, 2021

The “heroes work here” sign in front of St. James Parish Hospital has been long gone, along with open intensive care unit beds in the state of Louisiana. Staffers at the rural hospital spent hours each day in January calling […]

February 16, 2021

The Biden administration is increasing the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses shipped to states weekly, sending out 13.5 million doses this week and doubling the number going to retail pharmacies, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. As of […]

February 12, 2021

FDA veterans and other public health experts worry that, in perhaps the most momentous period in the agency’s history, President Biden has yet to tap a new commissioner. (The Washington Post) Three hundred million, that’s how many doses of the […]

January 27, 2021

U.S. airport screenings fell to the lowest level in more than six months as Covid-19 infections climb and the Biden administration introduces new travel restrictions. The Transportation Security Administration screened just 468,933 people at U.S. airports on Tuesday, down 71% […]

January 15, 2021

The U.S. has shipped over half a million doses of antibody treatments that have the potential to keep high-risk Covid patients out of hospitals if given early enough in their infection. This would help already overburdened hospitals avoid additional strain, […]

January 12, 2021

The U.S. will soon require airline passengers to prove they recently tested negative for Covid-19 before flying to the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The measure, which aims to curb the spread of the disease, […]

January 7, 2021

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of a tipping point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, amid growing fears over more infectious variants of the virus that have resulted in a surge of infections. Countries are scrambling to […]

January 5, 2021

The largest global study of “long Covid” to date has found that many of those suffering from ongoing illness after infection with Covid-19 are unable to return to work at full capacity six months later. The term “long Covid” refers […]

December 28, 2020

The New York Attorney General is investigating whether a health-care clinic in the state fraudulently obtained Covid vaccine doses and distributed them to the public, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Cuomo declined to provide details of the investigation because it’s […]

December 22, 2020

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing legislation that would provide free Covid testing for teachers, students, essential workers and others who have high exposure to the coronavirus, expanding federally funded screening efforts throughout the U.S. The Expanding COVID-19 Testing Capacity Act […]

December 21, 2020

Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the Trump administration’s effort to speed up COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, apologized for overestimating the delivery speed on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and said he expected distribution of Moderna’s COVID-19 […]

December 21, 2020

The $900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed to by lawmakers allocates $8 billion to $9 billion to fund vaccine distribution, at least $2 billion more than was provided for in earlier proposals for the bill. The funding appears to exceed […]