Dan Vergano
Trump's State Department Officials Fought Over Whether The Coronavirus Was A Chinese Bioweapon
The department’s former senior official on nonproliferation says he intervened to prevent the US government from “embarrassing and discrediting” itself with claims that lacked strong scientific evidence.
Peter Aldhous
COVID-19 Vaccines Work Way Better Than We Had Ever Expected. Scientists Are Still Figuring Out Why.
“The truth is, we humans sort of lucked out,” one expert said.
Dan Vergano
Fentanyl Is Spreading Nationwide And Will Lead To A “Fourth Wave” Of Overdose Deaths
Trump opposed safe injection sites and other controversial measures to help stop overdose deaths. It’s not clear if Biden will go far enough either.
Dan Vergano
In An Unprecedented Move, Astronomer Geoff Marcy Has Been Kicked Out Of The Prestigious National Academy Of Sciences
The famous astronomer resigned from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2015 after a sexual harassment investigation made public by BuzzFeed News.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Basically Everyone Is Mad At The CDC For Being So Confusing About Masks
“We spent a year trying very hard to get people to wear masks,” one expert said. “This kind of sudden, abrupt change, without any kind of signaling that it’s coming, will leave people feeling blindsided.”
Dan Vergano
Young Teens Can Now Get A COVID-19 Vaccine — But Convincing Parents Could Be Difficult
COVID-19 is now one of the top 10 causes of death for teens in the US.
Dan Vergano
The FDA Authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 To 15
The emergency authorization of the vaccine opens eligibility to nearly 17 million school-age kids.
Dan Vergano
COVID-19 Vaccinations In The US Are Declining, But Biden Is Aiming For 70% Of Adults To Have At Least One Shot By July 4
"I think we’ve now gotten to the hard part," said one public health expert. "And even the easy part was hard."
Dan Vergano
Fully Vaccinated People Can Ditch Masks, Sometimes, Under New CDC Guidelines
Fully vaccinated people can go without masks in many small gatherings indoors or outdoors, say the new CDC guidelines.
Dan Vergano
The US Will Send COVID-19 Vaccines Worldwide As India Struggles With Thousands Of Deaths
The AstraZeneca vaccines are authorized in India but still awaiting an FDA go-ahead in the US. Up to 60 million doses will be shared with India amid a catastrophic surge in cases there.
Dan Vergano
COVID Is Ravaging India Harder Than Ever, And The Situation Is Only Getting Worse
About 1 in every 3 cases of COVID-19 recorded each day in the world is now in India, where the rate of new infections is growing faster than in any other nation.
Peter Aldhous
The Pandemic Will Likely End In One Of These Four Ways
Vaccinations promise an end to the coronavirus pandemic in the US. What kind of ending, though, is up to us.
Dan Vergano
NASA Just Flew The First Powered Flight On Mars
The drone helicopter's first flight suggests that flying spacecraft might help explore Mars and other worlds, NASA engineers say.
Dan Vergano
West Virginia Has A Massive HIV Outbreak And It Just Restricted Something That Could End It
“You’re actually talking about human beings here,” said one needle exchange program director. “This will kill them.”
Dan Vergano
J&J’s Vaccine Is Still On Pause After A CDC Safety Panel Put Off A Vote
At least six women, including one who died, have developed an extremely rare blood-clotting syndrome after getting the vaccine.
Dan Vergano
A New Study Suggests Empty Middle Seats On Planes Reduce COVID Exposure By A Third
Airlines have returned to filling middle seats, which a new CDC study suggests increases the risk of coronavirus exposure.
Dan Vergano
The US Has Recommended Pausing The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine To Study Rare Blood Clotting Issues
Of the more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered so far in the US, federal authorities are investigating six cases of rare and severe blood clotting.
Dan Vergano
Vaccinated People Can Safely Travel, According To New CDC Guidance
But as COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, “I would advocate against general travel overall,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
Dan Vergano
The CDC Is Pushing Back Against Critics Who Say COVID-19 Death Numbers Have Been Overcounted
COVID-19 drove a 15.9% increase in the nationwide death rate in 2020, alongside increases from heart disease, injuries, Alzheimer's, and diabetes.
Dan Vergano
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
