Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19.
Stop-and-go federal funding floods public health agencies with cash during crises but starves them of funds afterward. The coronavirus pandemic shows the pitfalls of that approach.
Half of the nation’s students began this school year a full year behind grade level in at least one subject because of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, new national data from the federal Education…
And experts have some theories as to why.
The emergency expires in May, complicating access to tests and treatment in the U.S.
If you are high-risk, the answer is straightforward. If you are low-risk, there is less consensus.
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. So Biden is declaring that Covid is no longer a national emergency (and never mind that Covid is now a leading cause of death among…
As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical…
President Joe Biden’s decision to end the national and public emergencies tied to COVID-19 raises questions about what will become of the administration’s signature student loan forgiveness plan. Borrowers in limbo:Biden…
The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.