Azeen Ghorayshi
US Cases Of COVID-19 Are Rising Again, Sparking Fears Of A Fourth Major Surge
“We have so much to look forward to,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday. “But right now I’m scared.”
Peter Aldhous
Reporters Did Not Ask Biden About The Pandemic But Apparently We're Already Talking About 2024
Sixty-five days into his first term — as 1,000 people a day continue to die of COVID-19 in the US — reporters asked Biden whether he was going to run for reelection.
Ryan Brooks
US Health Officials Questioned AstraZeneca’s Report Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Results
The drug company announced positive trial results on Monday suggesting the vaccine was highly effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in all age groups. Less than a day later, US health officials questioned the results, which still have not been released in full.
Peter Aldhous
Biden Plans To Purchase 200 Million More Vaccine Doses To Be Delivered Over The Summer
The president has faced mounting pressure to up his pledge of administering 100 million COVID-19 shots during his first 100 days in office.
Dan Vergano
More Than 400,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In The US As Trump Reaches His Final Day In Office
The US has recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths of any country in the world. The death toll increased by 100,000 in just over a month.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A 90-Year-Old Woman From The UK Has Become The First Person To Receive Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
The second person was a man named William Shakespeare.
Ade Onibada
Moderna Has Submitted Its Coronavirus Vaccine For Emergency Approval From The FDA
If approved, the vaccine could become the second shot to become available in the US by December.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Early Data Says
The new results suggest that the two early vaccine candidates will be extremely effective against the coronavirus.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective, Early Data Says
The highly anticipated late-stage results are the first to be announced by a pharmaceutical company conducting a coronavirus vaccine trial.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Scientists Are Relieved About A Biden Presidency. They Say The Real Work Can Start Now.
After four years of relentless attacks on science, researchers and doctors are hopeful that Biden will fight the pandemic and climate change.
Stephanie M. Lee
Two Major Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Restarted After Being Paused For Safety Investigations
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca will resume their coronavirus vaccine trials in the US after pauses to investigate unexplained illnesses in trial participants.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Remdesivir Just Became The First Drug Approved By The FDA To Treat COVID-19
"It is absolutely not a blockbuster drug or a miracle drug," one expert said. "We give it because we don’t have anything better."
Azeen Ghorayshi
Trump's Doctor Said The President Now Has Antibodies, Leaving Out The Fact That He Was Just Given A High Dose Of Antibodies
"Why would you test for antibodies when you’ve given someone such a high dose of antibodies?" one expert told BuzzFeed News.
Azeen Ghorayshi
The CDC Finally Acknowledged That The Coronavirus Can Spread Through Air
The premier health agency's update comes less than two weeks after a similar guidance was added and then deleted from its website.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Trump's Doctor Dodged Questions About The President's Coronavirus Diagnosis
Dr. Sean Conley's answers and statements to reporters were unclear about whether the president has ever needed oxygen to combat COVID-19.
Kadia Goba
Trump Was Flown To Walter Reed Hospital To Stay For Several Days After Getting COVID-19
The president will stay at the hospital "out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts."
Sarah Mimms
Trump Has COVID-19. These Are The Health Risks He Could Face.
Exactly what is the state of Trump’s health? How severe will his symptoms be? And how might those symptoms play out politically?
Azeen Ghorayshi
Donald Trump Has The Coronavirus
The announcement comes 32 days before the presidential election. The White House physician says Trump will "continue carrying out his duties without disruption."
Matt Berman
8 Things You Need To Know About The Dark Side Of The World's Biggest Banks, As Revealed In The FinCEN Files
These are the major findings after BuzzFeed News worked with more than 100 news organizations to unravel the secrets inside 2,100 confidential documents filed by banks across the globe.
Jason Leopold
Deadly Terror Networks And Drug Cartels Use Huge Banks To Finance Their Crimes. These Secret Documents Show How The Banks Profit.
Thousands of secret “suspicious activity reports” offer a never-before-seen picture of corruption and complicity — and how the government lets it flourish.
Jason Leopold
