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Another Biden spokeswoman tests positive for COVID

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 11:17 AM

The White House's deputy spokeswoman said she tested positive for COVID-19 following a trip to Europe with President Joe Biden. Read more »

The American South: A weak link in US the COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Catherine Triomphe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 06:30 PM

With a sizable Black minority traditionally mistrustful of vaccines and with many conservative rural whites convinced that the vaccine is more dangerous than Covid-19 itself, Southern US states like Alabama have some of the country's lowest vaccination rates, leaving the disadvantaged region vulnerable to dangerous new virus variants. Read more »

US says vaccinated people can go mask-free outdoors most of the time

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 07:34 AM

WASHINGTON - Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to mask up outdoors when there is no crowd, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, before celebrating by taking his first short walk at the White House without the face covering. Read more »

POLL: Americans support restricting unvaccinated people from offices, travel

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Mar 12 09:48 PM

NEW YORK - A growing number of Americans want to get the coronavirus vaccine, and a majority also support workplace, lifestyle and travel restrictions for those not inoculated against COVID-19, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. Read more »

US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:18 AM

Frozen vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may be stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to 2 weeks, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Read more »

Better behavior, fledgling population immunity behind US case decline

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 11:08 AM

Cases of COVID-19 in the US are declining. What's behind the slide? Experts say there are many reasons, from a better adherence to masking and distancing measures, to the fact that the holiday period is now well behind us.   Read more »

Asian shares under pressure on rising coronavirus cases

Swati Pandey, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:48 AM

Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases and doubts over the ability of vaccine makers to supply the promised doses on time soured risk appetite. Read more »

How US CDC missed chances to spot COVID's silent spread

Ned Parker and Chad Terhune, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:45 PM

In early February, 57 people arrived at a Nebraska military base, among the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

ICUs clogged on the way in, morgues on the way out in California's COVID crisis

Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 11:49 AM

Southern California is so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases that patients are backed up trying to get into hospitals, and corpses get stuck in another logjam once they leave.   Read more »

US sets new record with nearly 290,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 10:57 PM

The United States hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

US endures coronavirus pandemic's deadliest day

Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:51 AM

As the events that unfolded in Washington on Wednesday captured the nation's attention, the raging coronavirus pandemic claimed its highest US death toll yet, killing more than 4,000 people in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.   Read more »

In deadliest week so far, US loses more than 18,400 lives to COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 05:37 AM

December was the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States with nearly 78,000 deaths, and health officials warned that even more people will likely die in January despite the rollout of vaccines. Read more »

Pagsama sa US sa mga bansang may travel restrictions, binawi ng Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi pa kasama ang Estados Unidos sa mga bansang sasakupin ng umiiral na travel restrictions bunsod ng naitalang bagong variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

Newly-elected US lawmaker dies of COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 01:55 PM

A representative-elect from Louisiana died of COVID-19 Tuesday, the first member of the US Congress to succumb to the disease. Read more »

Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID vaccine -NYT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 10:47 AM

A doctor with a shellfish allergy from Boston in the US state of Massachusetts developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor. Read more »

Fauci says US could see return to normal by next summer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 05:36 AM

WASHINGTON - If the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines proceeds smoothly, it might be possible to achieve widespread population immunity in the United States by next summer, top scientist Anthony Fauci has said. Read more »

US authorizes Moderna as second COVID-19 vaccine

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 09:43 AM

The United States on Friday authorized Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for 6 million doses of a second vaccine to soon begin shipping across the hardest-hit country in the world.  Read more »

COVID-19 daily deaths soar to 3,580 in US, as second vaccine nears approval

Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 04:00 AM

US coronavirus deaths soared to a daily record of 3,580 and hospitalizations rose for the 19th straight day on Wednesday, ramping up the stakes as regulators on Thursday considered whether to approve a second COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

US sets 24-hour records with over 3,700 COVID-19 deaths, 250,000 new cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 03:39 PM

The United States set a grim double record Wednesday notching more than 3,700 deaths and more than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

Biden promises 100 million vaccine shots in 100 Days, but shortage worries rise

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Sharon LaFraniere, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 09 04:45 PM

President-elect Joe Biden, setting ambitious goals to change the course of the coronavirus pandemic, vowed Tuesday to get “at least 100 million COVID vaccine shots into the arms of the American people” during his first 100 days in office, and said he would make it a “national priority” to get children back to school during that time.   Read more »