Month: December 2020

The delays could cost the litigation a year until resolution, a plaintiff in the case predicted View original article Contributor: Meryl Kornfield

Polls show that pervasive skepticism is melting, partly because of the high efficacy rates in trials and the images of real people getting the shot. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman

They’ll be vaccinated but their families won’t, at least not yet. So for now all the precautions remain in place. View original article Contributor: Katherine J. Wu

(ATLANTA) — The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain and … Read more

The clinical trial in Turkey was much smaller than those of other major vaccine candidates, making the researchers’ claims for it less certain. View original article Contributor: Safak Timur, Carl Zimmer and Ernesto Londoño

The patient, who has a severe shellfish allergy, recovered quickly with treatment. Until now, reports of severe reactions had been linked to the Pfizer vaccine. View original article Contributor: Katherine J. Wu

Many older Americans, shut in during this year’s pandemic, share haunting recollections from the polio era of their childhood. View original article Contributor: Emma Goldberg

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. View original article Contributor: Toby Bilanow