The week America lost the fight against the new coronavirus, the nation’s premier health agency promised local officials it had the virus under control. It was the third week in February. Senior leaders...
How the CDC Failed Local Public Health Officials Fighting the Coronavirus
Local health officials reached out to the Centers for Disease Control for help against COVID-19, but a USA Today investigation reveals the agency response was slow or provided confusing or conflicting information instead. Plus, the U.S. government unveils plans on how it'll make a potential vaccine free for all Americans, Trump says he "up-played" his coronavirus response, and how the pandemic disrupted our online shopping.
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At an ABC town hall, the president said it "can't be good" if waiters touch their masks and then serve plates to customers. President Donald Trump told a voter that he did not downplay the coronavirus...
The Department of Defense and federal health agencies have outlined plans for a coronavirus vaccine, which include having them available for free for all Americans. The plans came in the form of a report...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages....
When larger quantities of vaccine become available, the CDC said, there will be two main objectives: to provide widespread access and to ensure a …
CDC director Robert Redfield suggested in a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that face masks are "more guaranteed" to protect …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic was a "profound transformational" moment in U.S. history that was so traumatic, it …
Some linger in the body for a lifetime. The one causing Covid-19 probably isn’t one of them, but it and others can create mischief long after the …
The vast majority of children dying from COVID-19 are Hispanic, Black or Native American, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers analyzed the number...
All summer, I tried to buy things, and mostly I failed. I signed up for two separate wait lists for out-of-stock black spandex bike shorts, which I needed for the Peloton I had bought, itself back-ordered...
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