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Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:23 AM

US biotech company Moderna announced on Wednesday that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Read more »

Omicron variant found in nearly one-third of U.S. states

Matt Spetalnick and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 06:24 AM

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of U.S. states. Read more »

Families reunite with tears, balloons as COVID travel ban ends

David Shepardson and Julia Harte, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 07:26 AM

Families reunite with tears, balloons as COVID travel ban ends Read more »

Lives lost to COVID-19

Daniel Slim, AFP
Posted at Sep 20 09:20 PM

White flags are seen on the National Mall near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC to symbolize the lives lost to Covid-19 in the US. Read more »

Vaccinated Americans are getting angry at holdouts

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 10:01 AM

WASHINGTON - America's latest coronavirus wave, driven by the hyper-contagious Delta variant, has left vaccinated people seething at the unvaccinated for prolonging the pandemic and ensuring the return of restrictions rather than the carefree summer they were promised. Read more »

US buys 200 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 23 09:00 PM

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the US government had purchased 200 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine and had the option to buy an updated version of the vaccine targeting new variants of the virus.   Read more »

Two COVID cases on one of first N. American cruises since virus hit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 08:03 AM

MIAMI, United States - Two guests on one of the first cruise ships to sail from North America since the COVID-19 pandemic hit tested positive Thursday, the cruise company said, adding all passengers and crew had been vaccinated. Read more »

Why COVID-19 experts think Americans can ditch their masks soon

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 10:24 PM

COVID-19 cases are declining quickly while vaccinations continue to rise slowly but surely in the United States, the former epicenter of the pandemic.  Read more »

Delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses can help reduce deaths: study

Reuters
Posted at May 13 07:32 AM

LONDON - Giving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine but delaying a second dose among people younger than 65 could lead to fewer people dying of the disease, but only if certain conditions are met, a predictive modelling study showed. Read more »

US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises

Bhargav Acharya, Reuters
Posted at May 05 08:14 PM

Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades last year, mirroring a slump in European birth rates, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to take care of sick family members or deal with job losses.   Read more »

Worldwide COVID-19 cases pass 150 million: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 01:09 PM

PARIS, France - Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday, as the number of new daily infections reach levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to an AFP count. Read more »

US COVID-19 vaccine rollout analysis hampered by technology, state

Tina Bellon and Rebecca Spalding, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 10:55 PM

When a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine leaves a US manufacturing plant, its path can be traced all the way to the hospital or clinic representative signing for the shipment at its destination. What happens next is not always clear. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Immune response may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine clot issue

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:12 AM

Researchers may have found an explanation for the rare but serious blood clots reported among some people who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more »

US workers enticed with bonuses, time off to get COVID-19 vaccine

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 10:40 AM

NEW YORK - As COVID-19 vaccination drives get into gear across the United States, some businesses are offering transportation, paid time off and bonuses of up to $500 to encourage workers to get the jab. Read more »

For Asian-Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination

Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 12:58 PM

ATLANTA - Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. Read more »

NBA's LeBron saddened, Lin heartbroken over shootings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 06:56 AM

LOS ANGELES - Basketball stars LeBron James and Jeremy Lin were among those Wednesday condemning acts of hatred directed at the Asian community after a series of shootings in the Atlanta area left six Asian women dead. Read more »

Fully-vaccinated people can gather without masks: CDC

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 11:32 AM

WASHINGTON - People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance Monday. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Vaccine response may be weaker in elderly; Merck drug shows promise in reducing virus level

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 09:19 AM

The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE induces weaker immune responses in elderly people compared to younger and middle-aged adults, new data suggest.  Read more »

China, U.S. should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunity reached

Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 11:13 AM

BEIJING - China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.   Read more »

'People are hurting': US House Democrats ready to push through Biden's $1.9T COVID-19 plan

Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 11:38 PM

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives on Friday was aiming to push through President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package, though they looked unlikely to be able to use the package to raise the minimum wage nationwide. Read more »