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The Biden administration predicts that shipping of covid vaccine doses should be back on track nationally by the middle of this week and that it will still exceed its 100-million-shots-in-first-100-days goal.
The coronavirus infection rate has plummeted to levels not seen since the fall, with a seven-day rolling average under 65,000, The Washington Post reports. Despite the encouraging news, the pandemic continues to take a crushing toll on young adults' mental health.
"A significant degree of normality" should return by the fall, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, but Americans will need to continue taking precautions like wearing masks for some time into 2022.
The incident appears to be isolated — the only confirmed case among nearly 40,000 transplants in 2020. But it has led to calls for more thorough testing of lung transplant donors.
President Joe Biden will commemorate the tragic milestone during a memorial ceremony as the nation struggles to fathom covid's toll.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
In a November poll of nearly 1,800 psychologists in the American Psychological Association, nearly 30% said they were seeing more patients overall, with 74% seeing more patients with anxiety disorders compared with before the pandemic.
District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said providers should use a new HHS dispute resolution process to try to resolve their issues before turning to the courts, Stat reports. Other news is on Humacyte, the AMR Action Fund and pharmaceutical reps.
Opinion writers weigh in on how policy makers can apply public health lessons from this pandemic to the future and more.
The country's health advisory committee says one shot would act like a booster shot. News is also from Brazil, China, Guinea, Congo and New Zealand.
Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights challenged the measure Thursday, asking a federal judge to block the law, CNN reported.
After reviewing claims of 57 nationwide employer programs, UnitedHealthcare said it found ways to improve health and lower costs. News looks at covid risks for LGBT people of color, cancellation of the Ivy League's spring sports schedule and more.
Coronavirus cases are trending down, but new variants, complications and people tiring of pandemic restrictions concern scientists and the CDC.
The slow rollout has left those who are on the front lines of diplomacy — people who are the face of America in other countries — more vulnerable as new variants emerge, PBS reports. News on shot distribution is also reported from Florida, D.C., Massachusetts and elsewhere.
Pregnant women were excluded from the initial Pfizer-BioNTech clinical trials. The trial participants are 18 and older and anywhere from 24 to 34 weeks into their pregnancy.
Vaccine appointments are being postponed even for many people in areas not even hit by severe winter weather events because of shipping delays.
President Joe Biden's plan for wages and stimulus checks moves forward amid concerns about the state of the workforce and unemployment.
In a reversal of the Trump administration's stance, President Joe Biden will contribute funds to Covax, an international venture to source and distribute vaccines to try to ensure poor countries aren’t left behind.
As cold weather continues, medical facilities across Texas struggle with reduced water pressure, as contaminated water issues impact the state.
Based on the latest findings of an Israeli study, Pfizer and BioNTech have told the FDA that ordinary freezers may be used to store its covid vaccine, which could help accelerate distribution.
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