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Federal Paycheck Protection Program loans went to organizations that challenged the safety of vaccines and spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, according to data obtained after news organizations sued for it.
While Joe Biden is hours away from being sworn in as the next president, his team is already coping with the noncentralized pandemic response strategy inherited from the Trump administration. A prime example: New York wants to buy vaccine directly from Pfizer.
President Donald Trump late on Monday said he planned to allow noncitizens to come to the U.S. from England and Brazil with proof of a negative covid test.
But the Virginia Department of Health is standing by its translation, which came from Google Translate. Other news is on Microsoft's campus being used as a vaccination site, the definition of an "essential" worker and more.
The most populous state in the U.S. rapidly jumped from 2 million new coronavirus cases to 3 million since Christmas. In another dire sign, the backlog of bodies forces California to suspend cremation limits.
The administration of over 330,000 doses of Moderna's covid vaccine were halted in California as health officials investigate "higher than usual" reactions that occurred at San Diego County’s drive-through mass vaccination site at Petco Park.
And in other good news, hospitalizations are also dropping in some states.
B.1.1.7; B.1.351; P.1: While viruses commonly mutate, worried scientists rush to keep up with all of the emerging coronavirus variants — fearing one that could prove to be even deadlier.
Cases caused by the L452R strain -- first identified last year in Denmark -- have been identified in at least 11 California counties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Health officials stress that they don't know yet how contagious this variant will be or how it will respond to the vaccines.
To mark the tragic — and some say avoidable — milestone, news outlets examine leaders' missteps and a lack of a national strategy that led us here.
Some state leaders feel lied to by the Trump administration about the availability of additional vaccines, believing the federal government was ramping up supplies.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
But Health Canada, the federal panel that approved the vaccine, says the second shot must be given within 21 days of the first. News is from Israel, Norway, China and Japan, as well.
Editorial pages focus on these covid topics, on the impact of the pandemic on people of color and the physically challenged, and on other public health topics, as well.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on covid, Tommy Lasorda, sperm donors, marijuana use and more.
Prosecutors in Michigan on Thursday announced 41 counts against nine former government officials, Among them: former Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon and former Chief Medical Executive Eden Wells, who each face nine counts of involuntary manslaughter for their alleged roles in a Legionnaires’ outbreak.
Sleep quality also suffers in people who worked longer. News reports are on rising cases of near-sightedness, Disneyland refunds, and more.
After partnering with Pfizer on the mRNA technique in the first covid vaccine, the German company claims its experiment in treating lab mice with another mRNA vaccine stopped symptoms of the debilitating disease.
A report from Stat says the purchase could give Google an advantage in clinical trials and in the employer market interested in rewarding workers healthy habits. News is on the system rewarding higher insulin prices and an expected approval of a new drug from Aurinia to treat a serious kidney disease.
Meanwhile, a new study backs up previous research that men are more likely to test positive, have complications and die from covid infections than women, regardless of age.
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