OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid fanfare in March, California officials celebrated the launch of a multimillion-dollar contract with Verily — Google’s health-focused sister company — that they said would vastly expand COVID testing among the state’s impoverished and underserved communities. But seven months later, San Francisco and Alameda counties — two of the state’s most populous… Read More »
The FDA took the unusual step Thursday in opening to the public a routine meeting with an advisory group that’s weighing in on approving the coronavirus vaccine as the agency battles public concerns about its safety as well as political pressure from President Donald Trump to approve it before the Nov. 3 election. The Vaccines… Read More »
“We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19.” President Donald Trump, during the Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed to have saved 2 million lives from COVID-19 through his actions to… Read More »
Mental health issues such as anxiety linked to Covid-19 could be exacerbated by a long, dark winter, according to a former president of the Irish Medical Organisation. Dr Matthew Sadlier, a consultant in older person’s psychiatry, said his psychiatrist colleagues are already reporting an increase in referrals to mental health services since the summer. He… Read More »
There is more evidence new coronavirus infections may be increasing more slowly than in previous weeks. Data from three different analyses show a slight change in England and Wales, but government scientific advisers urge caution. Their latest R number estimate, indicating how fast the epidemic is growing, rose to between 1.3 and 1.6. Extra restrictions… Read More »