Alabama’s governor on March 4 extended for another month an order mandating residents to wear face masks to protect against Covid-19, breaking with Mississippi and Texas as the issue again becomes the focus of political debate.
Fauci says U.S. must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines: paper
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), COVID-19 shots, COVID-19 Vaccines, Covid-19 Variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Health Officials, Moderna, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Pfizer, Science, The Washington Post, U.S. government, United KingdomThe United States must stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post newspaper.
Fauci urges Americans to get any of the three Covid-19 vaccines available
Children, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus immunizations, COVID-19 Studies, COVID-19 Vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Joe Biden, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), R&D, Schools, U.S. government, United StatesTop U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Feb. 28 he was encouraging Americans to accept any of the three available Covid-19 vaccines, including the newly approved Johnson & Johnson shot.
Downward trend in COVID-19 cases stalls
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), COVID-19 cases, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Iowa, Joe Biden, Massachusetts, Moderna, Montana, New York City, North Dakota, Scientists, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. government, White HouseThe head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Feb. 26 that a recent decline in COVID-19 cases may be stalling, a development she described as concerning while urging that safeguards to fight the virus remain in place.
Top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci on Feb. 23 told CNN that he expects the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to soon relax some Covid-19 recommendations aimed at curbing its spread for people who have been vaccinated.
The United States on Feb. 22 crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known victim in Santa Clara County, California.
U.S. President Joe Biden secured a commitment from Pfizer Inc. to double the Covid-19 vaccine the company churns out in the coming weeks, putting his goal to fill the country’s inoculation stockpile by summer in sight.
U.S. to escalate tracking of COVID variants as confirmed cases top 25 million
'Herd Immunity', ABC New, Coronavirus Mutations, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Infections, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Covid-19 Variant, Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Fox News Channel, Joe Biden, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to track coronavirus mutations and keep vaccines and treatments effective against new variants until collective immunity is reached, the agency’s chief said.
Gap between Covid-19 shots may be stretched past recommended range in some cases
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Britain, COVID-19 shots, COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, COVID-19 Vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Health Officials, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Reuters, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United StatesU.S. public health officials said a second Covid-19 shot could be administered as much as six weeks apart from the first one in situations where it was not possible to get a booster dose immediately.
The United States under President Joe Biden intends to join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries, his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, told the World Health Organization (WHO).