UPDATE: CDC director overrules advisers and approves Pfizer booster shots for millions of people in high-risk jobs Plus, do not inhale hydrogen peroxide, the real cost of delaying ‘elective surgeries,’ 10,000 TSA employees have been infected, and more. September 24, 2021 Al Tompkins
There’s no evidence that the Pfizer vaccine causes deaths The Pfizer vaccine is the only one fully approved in the U.S. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines continue to be used under an EUA. September 24, 2021 Tom Kertscher
Seven states are using most of the dwindling monoclonal antibody supply Plus, a new study on the cost of remote work, vaccinations are rising fast in rural America, people are suing for and against mandates, and more. September 23, 2021 Al Tompkins
COVID-19 hospitalizations are falling But Ohio and Pennsylvania are posting big increases. Plus, why gunshot injuries may tell a clearer story than deaths, and more. September 22, 2021 Al Tompkins
Amid proposals for travel vaccine mandates, is there a right to unfettered travel in the US? Legal experts say the Constitution generally recognizes a right to travel between the states. But it’s not an absolute right. September 22, 2021 Louis Jacobson
COVID-19’s death toll in America has topped the 1918 pandemic Plus, children could have vaccines by Halloween, COVID is the leading cause of law enforcement deaths, and more. September 21, 2021 Al Tompkins
Are cloth masks good enough against the delta COVID variant? A large-scale, real-world study published in September found surgical masks to be especially effective at reducing symptomatic infections. September 21, 2021 Amanda Michelle Gomez
Here are the newsroom layoffs, furloughs and closures that happened during the coronavirus pandemic We're still updating this list September 20, 2021 Kristen Hare
What it means that an FDA advisory committee did not recommend COVID-19 booster shots Plus, the CDC takes up COVID booster shot debate this week, the evidence that Pfizer couldn't supply, what we can learn from Israel, and more. September 20, 2021 Al Tompkins
Yes, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is FDA approved The Pfizer vaccine had been administered under an emergency use authorization from the FDA. On Aug. 23, the vaccine received FDA approval. September 20, 2021 Tom Kertscher
How news organizations used automated news to cover COVID-19 As the virus spread across the world, governments and health authorities made a considerable amount of open-source data available to the public. September 17, 2021 Samuel Danzon-Chambaud
Pfizer and Moderna press for booster shots. Will the FDA’s decision come today? Plus, the data Biden's team leans on to favor boosters, NIH to study long-haul COVID, food costs are increasing, and more. September 17, 2021 Al Tompkins
If you’ve been vaccinated, what are the odds of a breakthrough COVID infection? A recent CDC report contains data showing that the odds of a breakthrough might be around 1-in-5,000 a week. September 17, 2021 Noah Y. Kim
1 in 500 Americans has died from COVID-19 Plus, how the White House is planning for the next serious viral outbreak, the pandemic has been good for lottery sales, and more. September 16, 2021 Al Tompkins
COVID-19 vaccines do not affect fertility, study shows The research counters entertainer Nicki Minaj’s tweet about COVID-19 vaccines and impotency. September 16, 2021 Ciara O'Rourke
