The death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, at 99 on Friday came at the end of a year marked by mourning, with 150,000 lives lost to […]
Hawaii just became the 50th state to broaden vaccine eligibility.
By Allyson Waller Every Hawaiian adult will become eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine by April 19, as Hawaii becomes the 50th state to heed President Biden’s calls to accelerate vaccinations, […]
U.S. health officials question results from AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial, less than a day after they’re released.
Federal health officials said early Tuesday that results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine may have relied on “outdated information” that “may have provided an incomplete view of […]
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club partially closed after positive coronavirus tests.
By Maggie Haberman Former President Donald J. Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Fla., was partially closed on Friday following some staff members testing positive for the coronavirus, two people […]
Massachusetts joins a growing number of states rapidly expanding vaccine eligibility, some well ahead of Biden’s May 1 deadline.
By Alex Lemonides, Danielle Ivory, Mitch Smith, Bryan Pietsch and Eileen Sullivan Not long ago, Covid-19 vaccines were available only to the most vulnerable Americans and some essential workers. That is quickly changing […]
The U.S. edges toward a third vaccine as the F.D.A.’s expert panel reviews the Johnson & Johnson shot.
By Noah Weiland The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is holding an all-day meeting on Friday to consider whether the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson should […]
Pfizer will test a booster shot and develop an adapted vaccine to address variant concerns.
As concerns grow that new coronavirus variants could blunt the protective effects of vaccines, Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday that they planned to test a third booster shot as […]
Politicians in Lebanon jump the vaccine line, touching off a scandal.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Covid-19 vaccination drive in Lebanon erupted in scandal on Tuesday when 16 lawmakers received shots inside the parliament building, violating regulations aimed at keeping the process […]
Officials confirm the first case of the South Africa variant in a New York resident.
A person from a suburb east of New York City has been confirmed as the first New York resident to have been infected by a more contagious variant of the […]
F.D.A. Authorizes Another Antibody Treatment
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization to a Covid-19 therapy combining two monoclonal antibody drugs. The approval of the treatment manufactured by drug maker Eli […]