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There's lots of great news about Covid-19 vaccines and one major catch.First, the good news:-- A record-high 2.4 million vaccine doses are going into arms each day, according to the latest seven-day average of daily vaccinations.-- About 11.5% of the…
Facebook is rolling out a handful of new tools on its platforms to help people get vaccinated against Covid-19.The tech giant, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp, announced on Monday that it will use its platforms to help assist users in…
About 100 people have been arrested and two police officers injured as spring break crowds gathered in Florida's Miami Beach over the weekend, the city says.Miami Beach Police arrested 30 people Saturday night, following Friday night's unruly crowds that resulted…
Federal Covid-19 guidelines "will be much more liberal" by the Fourth of July if US cases drop as more Americans are vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday."If by the time we get to the Fourth of July, with the rollout…
Ireland temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday following a report from Norway of patients developing blood clots post inoculation.The Norwegian Medicines Agency on Saturday said there were four new cases of serious blood clotting in…
As spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director, is pleading with people to keep using masks regardless of prevailing rules."If there ever was a time to put…
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday includes close to $50 billion in housing assistance to struggling renters, homeowners and people experiencing homelessness.The aid included in the American Rescue Plan Act -- the third…
The White House's coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President Joe Biden's ambitious goals unveiled during his prime-time address to the nation Thursday night.During a speech marking the one-year…
Atlanta Public Schools are hoping to mitigate spring break spikes of Covid-19 by temporarily returning to online learning.In light of anticipated travel by many students and staff, the district will return to remote learning April 12-16, the week after their…
The Democratic National Committee, in cooperation with the Biden White House, will kick off a sweeping effort to sell the newly signed Covid-19 relief package to a politically divided American people on Friday, releasing a new national ad bragging about…
It's been one year since millions of students last stepped inside a classroom. One year since schools started shuttering to help get Covid-19 under control.But just as the pandemic has fluctuated across the United States, so have the debates about…
Wesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever.On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an altercation with a stranger outside an apartment complex. The man shot Hamilton twice in his abdomen.When the bullets…
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals following a single dose, a new real-world study in the UK suggests, raising questions about whether the UK's strategy to delay second doses should apply to such…
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night to commemorate the anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdown.The address is scheduled to air live at 8 p.m. ET.Biden says he plans to…
We're approaching the peak of tornado season, and the next few days will bring an increased threat of storms (oh, and flooding) to the middle of the US.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
I spent the week of March 9, 2020, in the office, sitting across from my patients, one after another, in my office.We talked about relationship issues, depression and anxiety, and the other stressors of everyday life. No distance, no masks.There…
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has received the vial from the first authorized Covid-19 vaccine dose administered in the United States, along with other artifacts related to the record-breaking vaccine process.Northwell Health, which administered the vaccine, donated the…
Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) -- North Carolina farmers and farm workers are among the workers classified as essential by the state who are now eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine shot."Farmers are important," Melissa…
It's hard to believe that the one-year anniversary of the declaration of a pandemic is this week. It has been a long, brutal year that has felt like a decade. One thing is clear: Everyone has been stressed in ways…
Perched on her living room couch, cup of tea in hand, Krista Bose rattles off complex medical terms without the slightest hesitation, then pauses to patiently explain each one in layman's terms as if speaking to her own patient. Bose,…
