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February 21, 2021 at 10:41 am

Fauci predicts ‘significant degree of normality by fall’ —but we may still need masks in 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser for COVID-19, said Sunday that Americans may still be wearing masks outside their homes a year...

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People that received a COVID-19 vaccine socially distance as they wait the required fifteen minutes to monitor for adverse reactions after getting the shot at the Dallas County mass vaccination site at Fair Park Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) TXMO110 TXMO110

February 2, 2021 at 3:04 pm

Even in poorer neighborhoods, the wealthy are lining up for vaccines

Although low-income communities of color have been hit hardest by COVID-19, health officials in many cities say that people from wealthier, largely white neighborhoods have...

January 28, 2021 at 11:23 am

Biden Signs Orders Aimed at Expanding Health Care Access, Opening Obamacare Enrollment

President Joe Biden, seeking to expand access to health care and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, used his executive authority Thursday to order the reopening...

December 18, 2020 at 5:28 pm

FDA OKs Moderna COVID vaccine, adding millions more doses to the U.S. supply

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the shipment of millions more doses across...

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December 5, 2020 at 9:56 am

The elderly vs. essential workers: Who should get the coronavirus vaccine first?

With the coronavirus pandemic surging and initial vaccine supplies limited, the United States faces a hard choice: Should the country’s immunization program focus in the...

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July 24, 2020 at 4:04 pm

CDC calls on schools to reopen, downplays health risks

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top public health agency issued a full-throated call to reopen schools in a statement that aligned with President Donald Trump’s pressure...

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May 7, 2020 at 3:27 pm

White House Blocks CDC Guidance Over Economic and Religious Concerns

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump rushes to reopen the economy, a battle has erupted between the White House and the Centers for Disease Control...

April 15, 2020 at 6:16 pm

Testing falls woefully short as Trump seeks to lift stay-at-home orders

As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen the economy, most of the country is not conducting nearly enough testing to track the path and penetration...

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March 28, 2020 at 11:32 am

The lost month: How a failure to test blinded the U.S. to COVID-19

As the deadly virus from China spread with ferocity across the U.S. between late January and early March, large-scale testing of people who might have...

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March 23, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Obamacare turns 10 today. Here’s a look at what works and doesn’t.

A pandemic. A Supreme Court challenge (again). A presidential election campaign — this time with attacks from the left as well as the right. Ever...

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