The United States may not need AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday. Fauci says the U.S. has enough contracts MORE
A German vaccine commission is recommending that people under 60 who have already received their first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine should get the mRNA based Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their second shot 12 MORE
Former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro accused Dr. Fauci of being the “father” of COVID-19 and made claims the virus was engineered in a Wuhan lab. Navarro was being interviewed by Rachel Campos-Duffy on Fox MORE
During a White House briefing on Monday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, issued an emotional plea to Americans about the recent rise in COVID-19 cases. “We do not have the luxury of inaction. For the MORE
After several members of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force spoke out way too late during an interview with CNN, the FORMER Guy released ‘a highly personal — and at times inaccurate — statement… after the two MORE
Brazil is now widely viewed as the epicenter of the pandemic, with the highest number of daily deaths of any nation. On Tuesday, that number topped 3,000 for the first time, with 3,251 deaths recorded. MORE
A curfew will be in effect at 8 p.m. for 72 hours, which began Saturday as Miami struggles to control spring break visitors and their “anything goes” attitude. The order primarily effects Miami’s entertainment district, requiring bars MORE
On Friday the Idaho State Legislature voted to recess until at least April 6, 2021 because at least ten state legislatures have tested positive for COVID-19. The state still has some unfinished business to complete MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s according to several people, including one familiar with club MORE
DANGER AHEAD? Though new case numbers have leveled off to between 50,000 and 60,000 new cases per day, SIGNS OF AN IMMINENT 4TH WAVE ARE APPEARING in the upper midwest and northeast as new case hotspots MORE
The mystifying proposal was floated in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul on Monday, as Brazil wrestles with the deadliest phase of its 13-month outbreak and the country’s Covid death toll rose to MORE
“NIAID is rapidly conducting research to better understand these emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, how they interact with the immune system, and their implications for COVID-19 therapeutic and vaccine formulations,” Fauci said testifying today along with MORE
Officials are increasingly concerned about a group of Americans who remain stubborn about getting the vaccine: Republicans, especially men. While enthusiasm for the vaccine has grown over the past few months, the white Republican male MORE
Bike Week is underway in Daytona Beach this week, a 10-day event that began last Friday and ends on Sunday, and was expected to draw at least 300,000 people despite the pandemic. MORE
The relief bill under consideration by the House after passage by the Senate would increase subsidies to people who buy Affordable Care Act health plans. With the increased subsidies, costs would come down for many MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in talks with Dollar General, one of the nation’s largest retailers, to expand the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to rural areas. While Dollar General does not have pharmacies, MORE
Alaska will allow anyone in the state over the age of 16 to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Michael Dunleavy (R) announced Tuesday night, adding the measure is “effective immediately.” Alaska is the first state to allow MORE
The mask mandate in Texas is expected to end March 10 making wearing a mask a “request” that does not have to be observed. Service workers converged on the Capitol in Austin to request vaccine MORE
Rally attendees in Idaho encouraged children to burn face masks in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. The video was posted to Twitter by Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Sergio Olmos, who also interviewed one of the organizers behind the event, who MORE
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended the state’s mask mandate for a month but said that she would not keep it in place beyond April 9. The move comes after decisions from Texas and MORE
After President Biden said Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to rescind a mask mandate in Texas was “Neanderthal” thinking, Abbott responded by blaming Biden for the spread of COVID-19 in the state. MORE
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans. MORE
The New Orleans Archdiocese called the new one-shot vaccine “morally compromised” LE††UCE PREY The Roman Catholic organization called J&J’s vaccine, the first one-shot preventative against the coronavirus, “morally compromised” because it was developed using cloned stem MORE
“That’s a pretty good job we’re doing,” he gloated. Twelve months later, the U.S. coronavirus death toll has passed 510,000. The U.S. hit a tragic anniversary Friday, exactly 12 months after then-President Donald Trump gloated that MORE
The Good News: The sinister winter surge is over. The Bad News: At this point even in a non-surge situation, our new cases per day is equal to last summer’s second surge. The Ugly We MORE