HEALTH

California school district removes COVID-19 test blood drawn language after parents pressure

A California school district removed blood drawn language from its COVID testing consent form for students after an outcry from parents.

The… Read more

What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?

What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?

It means Pfizer’s shot for people 16 and older has now undergone the same rigorous… Read more

Lebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out

BEIRUT — Drenched in sweat, doctors check patients lying on stretchers in the reception area of Lebanon’s largest public hospital. Air conditioners… Read more

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots… Read more

DeSantis top donor invests in COVID drug governor promotes

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been criticized for opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports — is now touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment… Read more

Amid shortages, Africans scramble to be fully immunized

KAMPALA, Uganda— At a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, tempers flared among those waiting for scarce AstraZeneca jabs, with… Read more

Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big tech

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are plenty of places to turn for accurate information about COVID-19. Your physician. Local health departments. The U.S. Centers… Read more

Back of the line: Charity only goes so far in world vaccines

LONDON  — An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get doses without… Read more

The Latest: Rich nations dominate global vaccine allotments

LONDON — Low-income countries were supposed to get COVID-19 vaccines through a shared international system instead of waiting at the back of the line… Read more