Linda Johnson, AP News, June 23, 2021 Soon after a new coronavirus began spreading around the world, little-known vaccine developer Moderna began working with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to create a vaccine using a new technology. That vaccine …
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
Mike Stobbe, AP News, June 15, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the …
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
Dylan Lovan and Leah Willingham, AP News, June 13, 2021 New COVID-19 cases are declining across most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states bucking that trend have lower-than-average vaccination rates, and experts …
CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science
Kimberlee Kruesi, AP News, May 16, 2021 The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with …
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire, AP News, May 3, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official …