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The nation's top infectious disease expert urged Americans to conduct a "risk-benefit assessment" before getting together. "Every family is different. Everyone has a different level of risk that they want to tolerate,” he said.
Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, said that if approvals proceed as expected, the nation's vaccination program could start by mid-December and that 70% of Americans could be inoculated by mid-May.
“We really don’t want to lose a drop of this stuff, so it’s a concern. And I don’t have all the answers for how we’re going to do this yet,” said Paul Cieslak, Oregon’s medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations.
Two dosing regimens were tested by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford -- one regimen showed 90% efficacy while the other showed 62%.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on masks, tattoos, wasp venom, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Obamacare, death doulas and more.
How honest will people be about the size of their bubbles during the holidays? Opinion pages focus on that issue and other COVID topics.
A letter from more than 100 congressional Democrats calls for the women to receive necessary certifications for a chance to apply for U-visas, which allow undocumented immigrants who have assisted law enforcement to apply to stay in the country legally, The Washington Post reports.
The report from Reuters says that the lower price reflects the financial support given by the European Union to BioNTech for the drug’s development. News is on Mexico and Serbia, as well.
Some or most schools except K-8 are closing in places like New York City, Kentucky and Michigan. Many are receiving political pushback over whether closures help reduce infection spread.
Miami International has the largest number of cases -- 157 -- reported. News is on ways to keep yourself safe while navigating airports, and updates on sports and celebrities.
The adult smoking rate last saw a substantial drop in 2017. The new figures mean there are more than 34 million adult smokers in the U.S. About 11 million people are e-cigarette users. News is on the pandemic's toll on smokers, a delay in the execution of a woman on death row, and more.
New research published this week suggests that combining a cancer vaccine with adjuvant molecules might help prevent the recurrence of melanoma. In AIDS developments, deaths related to HIV plunged from 2010 to 2018, data show.
"MHD staff have received death threats, have actively had their identity circulated over social media in posts or comments promoting aggressive acts, and had two individuals appear at an MHD location requesting access to such MHD staff," the department said in a statement.
In Carson City, Nevada, 470 prisoners out of 525 have tested positive at the Warm Springs Correctional Center, along with 55 staff members. News is on the Sequoia Project, Quality Payment Program and Nuance Communications.
A new study found that 28% of COVID-19 patients ages 65 and older at seven U.S. emergency departments had delirium. In some cases, it was their only symptom.
The suggestion was contained in a proposal made three years ago by McKinsey consultants, STAT reports.
The Biden team continues to plan for its coronavirus crisis response, though President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday: “Unfortunately, my administration hasn’t been able to get everything we need" with the ongoing transition delay.
In other news on COVID treatments, the FDA on Thursday authorized the emergency use of baricitinib, a drug made by Eli Lilly. When used with remdesivir, the drug can reduce recovery time from COVID-19.
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