Month: February 2021

The review sets the stage for a third coronavirus vaccine to be authorized as soon as this weekend, a point of hope in the middle of a pandemic that has killed more than a half-million people in the United States. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

Lacking votes to defeat the nomination, conservatives paint the HHS nominee as an extremist View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein

As national cases and deaths decline quickly, variants continue to be a wild card. View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

The review sets the stage for a third coronavirus vaccine to be authorized as soon as this weekend, a point of hope in the middle of a pandemic that has killed more than a half-million people in the United States. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

The variant contains a mutation thought to help the virus dodge the immune system, but vaccines should still be effective, scientists said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Coronavirus cases at fitness centers in Chicago and Honolulu were linked to carelessness about masks and symptoms, federal health officials found. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

F.D.A. studies show the shot strongly protects against severe illness and may reduce spread of the virus. But the drugmaker has fallen short of initial production goals. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere

He risks infections, bones that do not heal, and foot and ankle injuries that impede walking. His ability to play pro golf again is in question. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

Partners decided not to keep Kevin Sneader in the top job. Weeks earlier, McKinsey had reached a historic settlement agreement in the U.S. over its advice to drugmakers. View original article Contributor: Michael Forsythe