May 3, 2022 NYC COVID-19 cases, alert level rise New York City's COVID-19 alert level has been upgraded to "medium." According to the state's health department, citing data as of April 29, there have been more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people in the city over the last seven days.
May 2, 2022 Harris tests negative for COVID, will return to White House Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for COVID-19 Monday and is set to return to in-person work at the White House on Tuesday.
May 2, 2022 Guidelines for health are meant to guide, not mandate When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force came out last week against the routine use of aspirin as a preventive in people over 60, citing the risk of bleeding, it did not change my clinical decision-making one iota.
May 2, 2022 China's COVID lockdowns are a symptom of deeper problems Some Americans might be tempted to gloat over China’s COVID woes, but they should resist the urge.
May 2, 2022 WaPo reporter caught maskless at White House Correspondents' Dinner despite expressing COVID fears Washington Post reporter Jada Yuan was mocked by critics for appearing maskless at the White House Correspondents' Dinner despite expressing fears about the spread of the coronavirus at the event.
May 1, 2022 Moderna aims for Fall release for omicron, variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine boosters The FDA is seeking applications for updated, variant-specific vaccines by no later than June, requiring testing by early May.
May 1, 2022 Tourists, rejoice! Italy, Greece relax COVID-19 restrictions Italy and Greece have announced a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Europe's peak summer tourist season.
May 1, 2022 China’s ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel China's May Day saw little celebration due to the government's "zero-COVID" approach amid a coronavirus lockdown.
April 30, 2022 COVID vaccines for America's youngest kids: FDA sets June meetings The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday scheduled public meeting to review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children in the U.S.
April 29, 2022 Charlie Crist says he's 'open' to mask mandate, setting up COVID as key issue in race against DeSantis A recent statement from a Democratic candidate eyeing the Florida governor's seat has opened the door for COVID-19 to remain a central issue in the race against sitting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.