Six US states report an unexplained and severe liver disorder in children ‘It seems to be associated with adenovirus, but it isn’t a slam dunk,’ Fauci says of ‘mystery’ disease The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
Reports of kids’ mysterious liver ailment expand in US At least six U.S. states are reporting confirmed or suspected cases of an unexplained, severe liver disorder in children that’s been spotted in countries around the globe. Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022
A CDC Study Suggests Three-Fifths of Americans Have Been Infected by the Coronavirus The estimate implies an overall infection fatality rate of about 0.5 percent, although that number should be viewed with caution. Reason · Apr 27, 2022
Anthony Fauci embodies arrogance of technocrats who think they know what’s best Fauci’s beef is not simply with the way COVID-19 policy happened to play out in the United States; it is an objection to our system of government. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022
Kamala Harris went to California to recharge. She returned to Washington with the coronavirus WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris can't seem to catch a break. Every unsettling laugh or awkward monologue becomes a viral video. A buzzy book out next week, "This Will Not Pass," portrays her role in the Biden administration as slight, despite promises she would be an influential vice president. Los Angeles Times · Apr 27, 2022
Anthony Fauci Thinks Scientific Expertise Trumps the Rule of Law The president’s COVID-19 adviser embodies the arrogance of technocrats who are sure they know what’s best for us. Reason · Apr 27, 2022
Immunization requirements are common in US schools but few states have added COVID-19 vaccine mandates States control vaccine mandates for school students. Some vaccines are required nationwide. USAFacts · Apr 27, 2022
More than half of Americans have had Covid, including three of four children A CDC report showed a striking increase in those with coronavirus antibodies between December and February The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022
Another delay for five-and-under vaccine The issue isn't around safety, but instead messaging and vaccine effectiveness Salon · Apr 26, 2022
COVID hospitalizations trend upward in Florida for the first time in months MIAMI — In the past seven days, Florida has added 3,357 COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths per day, on average, according to Miami Herald calculations of data published by the CDC. Miami Herald · Apr 26, 2022
Majority of Americans, including 3 out of 4 children, have had Covid-19, CDC finds US has reached ‘inflection’ point in public health crisis as infections climb The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022
US Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID Harris, who is not displaying symptoms, according to her office, is the latest top US official to contract the virus. Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2022
More than half of Americans show signs of prior COVID infection Well over half the U.S. population has been infected with the coronavirus at some point, according to a nationwide study of blood samples, the latest evidence of COVID-19’s far-reaching impact. Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022 CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections U.S. government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus
The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022 Biden seeks supreme court go-ahead to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy Administration appeals lower-court rulings that required controversial border asylum program to be reinstated
Roll Call · Apr 26, 2022 Most Americans have COVID-19 antibodies as case numbers rise - Roll Call The percentage of people with antibodies increased from 34 percent in December to roughly 58 percent in February, the CDC said.
Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022 Editorial: A Trump judge rated ‘not qualified’ got it wrong on masks COVID-19 caught the United States unprepared and unwilling in some ways to defend itself against the viral pandemic that has now taken nearly a million American lives. More than 400,000 had been lost by the time Joe Biden, on his first day as president, ordered face-masking across an array of…
Businessweek · Apr 26, 2022 We’re Fighting Covid With Faulty Data Measurements of illnesses and vaccinations haven’t kept up with the changing nature of the pandemic.
Reason · Apr 25, 2022 If the CDC's Mask Mandate Is 'Necessary for the Public Health,' Why Didn't the DOJ Seek a Stay To Restore It? The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.
Reason · Apr 24, 2022 More on the Transportation Mask Mandate Litigation Some implications of the government's decision not to seek a stay of the district court ruling. Plus, the low quality of the trial judge's opinion doesn't necessarily mean there are no good arguments against the mandate's legality.
Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022 COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again — should we worry? SAN JOSE, Calif. — Here we go again?
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2022 US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery
Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022 Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of last week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains and the nation’s mass transit systems.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022 COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster