| May 19, 2022 | | |
| U.S. Set to Extend COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Past July | FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shots for Children Ages 5 to 11 | FDA Authorizes First Non-Prescription Test for COVID-19, Flu, RSV |
| May 12, 2022 | | |
| COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase in 38 States | | |
| April 28, 2022 | | |
| U.S. Hospitals Struggle to Absorb Pandemic-Era Rising Costs | CDC Says COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of U.S. Deaths Last Year | |
| March 23, 2022 | | |
| CDC: Vaccines Remained Highly Effective at Preventing Serious Illness and Death During Omicron Surge | Moderna Seeks FDA Authorization for Fourth Dose of COVID-19 Shot | The BA.2 COVID-19 Variant: What to Know about this Omicron Strain in the U.S. |
| New Research Shows Higher Risk of Developing Diabetes after COVID-19 Infection | COVID-19 of Any Severity May Lead to Long-Term Small Airways Disease | |
| March 16, 2022 | | |
| TSA Travel Mask Mandate Extended to April 18 | U.S. Records Lowest Average Number of COVID-19 Cases Since July | U.S. Sewer Data Warns of a New Bump in COVID-19 Cases After Lull |
| Lasting Depression and Anxiety Can Follow Severe Case of COVID-19 | COVID-19 Cases in Other Countries Are Rising. How Worried Should the U.S. Be? (Subscription) | Returning to Their Offices, Some Dread a Return to Workplace Culture |
| March 2, 2022 | | |
| New CDC Guidance Changes Mask Recommendation Criteria, Focuses on Living with the Virus | Biden Announces COVID-19 Antiviral Treatment Program | CDC Estimate: Nearly Twice as Many Had COVID-19 Than U.S. Case Counts Reveal |
| Several Common Rapid Antigen Tests Work Well for Omicron Accord to a New Study | Vaccine Protected Kids from Severe COVID-19 Even During Omicron | COVID-19 Subvariants Not Expected to Slow Progress Against Pandemic |
| February 23, 2022 | | |
| Biden Will Extend U.S. National Emergency Due to COVID-19 | Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Maine Vaccine Mandate | New Vaccine Shows 100 Percent Efficacy Against Severe Disease, Hospitalizations |
| Maternal Vaccination Protects Babies from COVID-19 Hospitalization | COVID Vaccines Offer Lasting Protection Against Reinfection, Studies Find | As BA.2 Subvariant of Omicron Rises, Lab Studies Point to Signs of Severity |
| FDA Examines Possibility of Second COVID-19 Booster Dose | | |
| February 16, 2022 | | |
| CDC: COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Down in U.S. | Companies Revert to More Normal Operations as COVID-19 Wanes | FDA Delays Review of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under Age 5 |
| Prior Infection Less Protective Against Omicron, Study Finds | COVID-19 Booster Effectiveness Wanes but Remains Strong | Novavax Says Protein Vaccine Works for Kids as Young as 12 |
| COVID-19 Takes Serious Toll on Heart Health – A Full Year After Recovery | | |
| February 9, 2022 | | |
| U.S. COVID-19 Cases Continue Steep Decline | Iowa Governor Ending COVID Public Health Emergency February 15 | CVS, Walgreens Remove Limits on At-Home COVID-19 Tests |
| CDC Will Ramp Up Wastewater Monitoring Program to Track COVID-19 | Imaging Shows Post-Vaccine Breakthrough COVID-19 Less Severe | Omicron Strain Much Less Likely to Cause Severe Outcomes, Study Finds |
| February 2, 2022 | | |
| Omicron Now 99.9 Percent Dominant Variant, Causes More Daily Deaths Than Delta | “Stealth” Omicron Variant Spreading Across U.S., but Vaccines Can Fight It, Data Show | CDC: COVID-19 Boosters Offer Best Protection Against Disease |
| FDA Grants Moderna’s Vaccine Full Approval | Novavax Applies for FDA Authorization of Its Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine | Study: Pulse Oximeter Reading Unreliable Indicator of COVID-19 Severity |
| January 19, 2022 | | |
| HHS Extends COVID-19 Health Emergency until April 16 | Americans Can Now Get Free Rapid COVID-19 Tests Sent Directly to Homes | CDC Advises N95s as Best Masks Against Coronavirus |
| Biden Administration Will Distribute 400 Million N95 Masks at No Charge | More Than 30 Million Families Lost Child Tax Credit Checks | Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare workers Now Enforceable in All States |
| January 12, 2022 | | |
| A Portion of U.S. Vaccine Rules for Businesses Take Effect | CDC Now Recommends that People Stay “Up to Date” with COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters | Vaccinated Americans without Risk Factors Immune to Worst of Virus, CDC Study Shows |
| CDC Study Shows No Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Pre-Term Births | Omicron Evades Immunity Better Than Delta, Danish Study Finds | |
| January 5, 2022 | | |
| Supreme Court Will Hold Special Session on Vaccine Mandates | Analysis: COVID-19 Costs Employers Nearly $1 Billion Per Week | CDC Recommends Shorter COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine |
| CDC Recommits to Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines without Tests | Virus Leaves Antibodies that May Attack Healthy Tissues | Omicron Infections Seem to Be Milder, Three Research Teams Report |
| Army Develops COVID-19 Vaccine that May Provide Protection Against All Variants | | |
| December 22, 2021 | | |
| Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS for Employers | Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Health Worker Vaccine Mandate in Half of U.S. | Justice Department Asks High Court to Allow Vaccine Mandate |
| Boeing Joins Other Federal Contractors in Dropping Its Vaccine Mandate | The Omicron Variant Is Now Dominant in the U.S. | Biden Unveils Plans to Combat Surge in Omicron Cases |
| Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill Authorized in U.S. | | |
| December 15, 2021 | | |
| COVID-19 May Qualify as Disability Under ADA, EEOC Says | More than 40 Percent of People with COVID-19 Never Show Symptoms, Study Finds | Fully Vaccinated Account for Most Omicron Cases So Far |
| Omicron Can Likely Outcompete Delta, Which Would Worsen COVID-19 in U.S. | Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill Works Well, Company Confirms in Clinical Trial Analysis | Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find |
| December 1, 2021 | | |
| Federal Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers across U.S.A. | WHO: Omicron Variant Poses Very High Global Risk, World Must Prepare | CDC Expands Booster Recommendations Because of Omicron Variant |
| Drugmakers Test Vaccines Against Omicron Variant | Moderna Says an Omicron Variant Vaccine Could Be Ready in Early 2022 | FDA: Merk’s COVID-19 Pill Is Effective, Experts Will Review Its Safety |
| November 17, 2021 | | |
| Sixth Circuit Wins Lottery to Hear Vaccine Mandate Challenge, OSHA Pauses Enforcement Activity | Should Employers Keep Preparing for the COVID-19 ETS? | FDA Recalling 2 Million Ellume At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits Because of False Positives |
| Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval for COVID-19 Pill | Study Shows Cancer Patients Can Safely Receive COVID-19 Vaccines | |
| November 11, 2021 | | |
| OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard | | |
| November 10, 2021 | | |
| Pfizer-BioNTech Asks FDA to Expand Booster Eligibility to All Adults | Regeneron’s Antibody Drug Cocktail Shows Protection for Up to Eight Months | Pfizer Pill for COVID-19 Treatment Shows Dramatic Benefit in Major Study |
| Survey Reveals Entrenched U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy | | |
| October 27, 2021 | | |
| CDC Gives Green Light to Moderna and J&J Boosters, Plus Mix-and-Match Strategy | CDC Says Some Immunocompromised People Can Get Fourth COVID Shot | FDA Panel Recommended Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations, Here’s What Happens Next |
| Tyson Foods Mandate Led 96 Percent of Workers to Get Vaccine | COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Surviving Nearly All Court Challenges | COVID-19 Cases Falling, but Trouble Signs Arise as Winter Looms |
| October 20, 2021 | | |
| FDA Panel Recommends Moderna and J&J Boosters: Here’s What Happens Next | White House Details Plan to Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 5 – 11 | “Mix and Match” COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Are Effective, NIH Study Finds |
| FDA Unlikely to Rule on Merck’s COVID-19 Pill Before December | | |
| October 13, 2021 | | |
| FDA, CDC Panels Meet on Moderna, J&J Boosters | Employer Vaccine Mandate a Step Closer to Reality as OSHA Submits Rule Text to OMB | Texas Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates May Be Trumped by Federal Law, Could Cause Uncertainty |
| Merck Seeks Emergency Use Authorization for Pill to Treat COVID-19 | More than 140,000 U.S. Children Lost a Primary or Secondary Caregiver Due to COVID-19 | |
| October 6, 2021 | | |
| CDC Urgently Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination for Those Pregnant or Breastfeeding | COVID-19 Antibody Tests Won’t Tell You What You Want to Know | U.S. Unveils Guidance for Federal Workers’ Vaccine Mandate, Exemptions |
| Study: New Antiviral Pill Effective in Treating COVID-19 | Data from NIH Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Trials Ready Soon | FDA Sets Key Meetings on Boosters, Pediatric Vaccines |
| September 29, 2021 | | |
| CDC Backs COVID-19 Boosters for Those at Higher Risk | FDA Expands EUA for Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail | Pfizer Submits Data to FDA, Seeking to Use Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 – 11 |
| CDC: COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Increase Risk of Miscarriage or Birth Defects | COVID-19 Pandemic Cut Life Expectancy by Most Since World War Two | |
| September 22, 2021 | | |
| FDA Advisers Back COVID-19 Boosters Only for Elderly or High-Risk Individuals | CDC: Moderna’s Vaccine Is the Most Effective, Pfizer and J&J Also Protect Well | Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Is Safe and Highly Effective in 5- to 11- Year-Olds |
| Two-Dose Version of J&J Shot Is 94 Percent Effective Against COVID-19, Study Finds | Biden Bets on Rapid COVID-19 Tests, But They Can Be Hard to Find | |
| September 15, 2021 | | |
| Feds to Require Many Employers Mandate Coronavirus Vaccine | CDC Approves Getting a COVID-19 Vaccination and Flu Shot at the Same Time | U.S. Data Show Child COVID-19 Cases Rising Exponentially |
| Medicare Spends 150 Times More for COVID-19 Hospitalization Than Vaccination | Fauci on COVID-19: U.S. Lacking “Modestly Good Control” Over Pandemic | Most People Don’t Need COVID-19 Vaccine Booster, Scientists Say |
| September 8, 2021 | | |
| New Infections Are Up 316 Percent from Last Labor Day | Study: Youth COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Rising | Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Not Tied to Serious Side Effects |
| Post-Vaccination COVID-19 Infections Less Likely to Lead to Long COVID, Study Suggests | | |
| September 1, 2021 | | |
| COVID-19 Hospitalizations at Highest Level Since January | Study: Recovering from COVID-19 Doesn’t Guarantee Antibodies or Confer Immunity to Re-Infection | Half of U.S. Workers Favor Employee Shot Mandate |
| Delta Variant Tied to Higher Transmissibility and Hospitalization Risk | 1 in 5 People with COVID-19 Transmits Virus in Home | Heart Problem More Common After COVID-19 than after Vaccination, Study Finds |
| Moderna Completes Request for Full FDA Approval of Its COVID-19 Vaccine | | |
| August 25, 2021 | | |
| FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine | FDA Approval Prompts Vaccine Mandates from Many Employers | NIH Director: Vaccine Approval for Kids Unlikely before Late 2021 |
| Vaccines’ Protection Waning Against Infection, but Not Hospitalization, CDC Studies Suggest | Vaccine Booster Review Postponed by CDC as Debate Swirls Over Third Shot | OSHA Recommends Masks for Many Vaccinated Workers |
| August 18, 2021 | | |
| U.S. Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters at 8 Months | Surge in New COVID-19 Cases Amid Delta Spread “Going Very Steeply Upward” | As Demand Surges in the U.S., Counties Reopen Virus Testing Sites |
| Supreme Court Justice Won’t Block College Vaccine Mandate | | |
| August 4, 2021 | | |
| CDC Says Seven-Day Average of Daily U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpassed Last Summer’s Peak | CDC Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox | CDC: Serious Breakthrough COVID-19 Is Extremely Rare |
| FDA Plans to Give Final Approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine by Early September | CDC Now Says Fully Vaccinated People Should Get Tested After Exposure Even If They’re Asymptomatic | FDA Authorizes Antibody Treatment to Prevent COVID-19 After Exposure |
| July 28, 2021 | | |
| CDC Forecasts Increasing Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Over Next Four Weeks | CDC Reverses Mask Policy: Fully Vaccinated People and Kids Should Wear Them Indoors | Pfizer, AstraZeneca Vaccines Effective Against Delta Variant |
| U.S. Buys 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses from Pfizer | Moderna Expands Child Vaccine Trial to Get More Safety Data | |
| July 14, 2021 | | |
| Most Fully Vaccinated People Who Get Delta Infections Are Asymptomatic, WHO Says | U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rising Again, Doubling Over the Past Three Weeks | Fully Vaccinated Don’t Need COVID-19 Boosters at This Time, U.S. Agencies Say |
| CDC Urges Schools to Reopen Fully in the Fall | | |
| July 7, 2021 | | |
| States Report Increase in COVID-19 Cases Over Holiday | Delta Variant Accounts for 51.7 Percent of U.S. COVID-19 Cases | Studies Show Vaccines Are Effective Against Delta Variant |
| Vaccinated People Who Get Infected Carry Less COVID-19 Virus, CDC Researchers Say | COVID-19 Drops to Seventh Leading Case of U.S. Deaths | |
| June 30, 2021 | | |
| ACIP: No COVID-19 Boosters Needed Yet for General Public | Nearly All COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Are Among the Unvaccinated | MRNA Vaccines May Protect for Years – with One Big Caveat, Study Finds |
| June 23, 2021 | | |
| U.S. Hits Encouraging Milestones on Virus Deaths and Shots | CDC Study: COVID-19 Vaccinations for Younger Americans Lagging Behind Older Adults | World Health Organization: Children Should Not Be Vaccinated for the Moment |
| U.S. Will Invest $3 Billion in Coronavirus Antiviral Program | Walmart Debuts Online COVID-19 Vaccine Record | |
| June 16, 2021 | | |
| OSHA Updates Guidance for Mitigating, Preventing COVID-19 Spread in the Workplace | Amazon Has Made Its COVID-19 Test Available Online to Consumers | Study Finds Health Problems Can Persist Long After COVID-19 Infection, Even Among the Asymptomatic |
| Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine: How It Works and Other Things You Should Know | CDC Designates Coronavirus Delta Variant as a “Variant of Concern” | |
| June 9, 2021 | | |
| Administration to Revive OSHA’s Stalled Infectious Disease Rulemaking | Vaccine Protection May Diminish Need for Yearly Boosters | Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Safe, Effective for Adolescents |
| In the U.S., Vaccines for the Youngest Are Expected This Fall | | |
| June 2, 2021 | | |
| Employers Can Offer Incentives, Require COVID-19 Vaccine Under Federal Law, New Guidance States | The CDC Revises Its Summer Camp Guidance, Easing Restrictions | Moderna Applies for Full FDA Approval for Its COVID-19 Vaccine |
| WHO Gives Virus Variants New Names, Drawing from Greek Alphabet | | |
| May 28, 2021 | | |
| Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find | Study Underscores Value of Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose | FDA Authorizes Another Antibody Treatment for High-Risk COVID-19 Patients |
| Poll Shows Vaccine Myths Are Persisting Among Unvaccinated | | |
| May 26, 2021 | | |
| Immune System Has Long-Term Defenses after Mild COVID-19 | COVID-19 Testing’s Value Shrinks as Vaccines Beat Back Virus | Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective in Teens, Plans to Seek FDA OK |
| Mask Use, Ventilation Curb COVID-19 in Schools | | |
| May 24, 2021 | | |
| U.S. COVID-19 Cases Hit Lowest Level Since June 2020 | Half of U.S. States Have Fully Vaccinated at Least 50 Percent of Adults | U.K. Research: AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines “Highly Effective” Against Variants |
| Pfizer Starts Another COVID-19 Booster Trial (Subscription Required) | | |
| May 21, 2021 | | |
| Study: Vaccinations Dramatically Reduce Rate of New Infections in Nursing Homes | COVID-19 Booster Shot Will Likely Be Needed Within a Year of Vaccination | Scientists from Australia and U.S. Develop New Antiviral Therapy with 99.99 Percent Efficacy Against COVID-19 |
| Fauci: If 70 Percent of Americans Get Vaccinated, U.S. Can Avoid a Fall Surge | | |
| May 19, 2021 | | |
| OSHA to Review Safety Guidance, Directs Employers to Follow CDC Mask Update | COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Underway for Kids 5 and Younger | Pfizer Produces Much Stronger Protection If Doses Months Apart: Study |
| May 17, 2021 | | |
| COVID-19 Vaccines 94 Percent Effective Among Healthcare Workers in Real-World Conditions | CDC Director Says Mask Turnaround Based Solely on Science | CDC Says Schools Should Still Universally Require Masks and Physical Distancing |
| Most Kids with COVID-19 Do Not Develop a Fever, Study Finds | | |
| May 14, 2021 | | |
| TCDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Largely Ditch Masks, End Physical Distancing | CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 12- to 15-Year-Olds | Fauci: We Should Be Encouraging Kids to Get Vaccinated, But Requiring It Is “Debatable” |
| May 12, 2021 | | |
| FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Children Ages 12-15 | Most Unvaccinated U.S. Adults Want the Shot | Novavax Delays Timelines for COVID-19 Vaccine Regulatory Filings, Production |
| Is It COVID-19 or the Flu? New Combo Tests Can Offer an Answer | | |
| May 10, 2021 | | |
| Government Officials Scramble to Get Doctors’ Help with Lagging Vaccination Effort | WHO Classifies Variant from India as Global Health Risk, “Variant of Concern” | COVID-19 Restriction Guidance Could Ease as More Americans Get Vaccinated |
| Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is 96 Percent Effective in Teens | | |
| May 7, 2021 | | |
| CVS Drugstores Now Offering Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccinations | Pfizer Vaccine Highly Effective Against Two Variants, Studies Say | Moderna Says Its Vaccine Booster Works Well Against Variants |
| May 5, 2021 | | |
| CVS Health Expands to Employer-Based COVID-19 Clinics in Bid to Reach “Moveable Middle” | Biden Aims to Vaccinate 70 Percent of American Adults by July 4 | FDA to Consider Authorization of Pifzer Vaccine for Children |
| Here Is Why India’s COVID-19 Outbreak Is a Danger to the World | | |
| May 03, 2021 | | |
| TSA Extends Mask Requirement for Planes, Buses, Trains Until September 13 | Study Finds Low Rate of Mom-to-Baby COVID-19 Spread, Effect on Infants | Reaching Herd Immunity Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe |
| April 30, 2021 | | |
| Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines 94 Percent Effective at Preventing Hospitalizations in Elderly, CDC Study Shows | CDC: More Than Half of U.S. Adults Have Received at Least One Vaccine Dose | CDC May Continue to Ease COVID-19 Guidelines |
| April 28, 2021 | | |
| CDC Eases Outdoor Mask Guidance | U.S. to Share AstraZeneca Doses with Other Nations after Safety Review | Deadline for Real ID for Air Travel Pushed Back Because of Pandemic |
| April 26, 2021 | | |
| U.S. Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine, Clearing Way for States | CDC Issues New Guidance for Summer Camps | MIT Study Challenges Indoor Social Distancing, Finds “No Difference Between 6 Feet and 60 Feet” |
| April 23, 2021 | | |
| New Data Reassuring for COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy | How Long Does COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Last? | Study: B.1.1.7 Variant 45 Percent More Transmissible Than Wild-Type COVID-19 |
| India Records World’s Biggest Single-Day Count in Coronavirus Cases | New Study Shows Why Vaccinating Everyone Against COVID-19 Is Essential | |
| April 21, 2021 | | |
| No-Prescription, Rapid COVID-19 Home Tests to Be Sold at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Starting This Week | COVID-19 Lessons for the U.S. from Three Countries with Rapid Vaccination Rollouts (Subscription Required) | Johnson & Johnson to Resume Its Vaccine Rollout in Europe |
| Most Americans Say U.S. Should Donate Vaccines to Other Countries | | |
| April 19, 2021 | | |
| White House Details $1.7 Billion Plan to Enhance Virus Variant Tracking | Half of U.S. Adults Have Received At Least One COVID-19 Shot | Adults in All U.S. States Now Eligible for Vaccination |
| April 16, 2021 | | |
| CDC Panel Says More Time Needed to Assess Data on J&J Vaccine Pause | U.S. Preparing for One-Year COVID-19 Booster Shots | Vaccine Hesitancy Down in U.S., But 15 Percent Are Still Reluctant |
| New Coronavirus Cases Are Rising in Half the Country | | |
| April 14, 2021 | | |
| U.S. Recommends ‘Pause’ for J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Use after Rare Blood Clot Cases | White House: U.S. Has More Than Enough Supply of COVID-19 Vaccine | New Data Shows Moderna COVID Vaccine Is More Than 90 Percent Effective Six Months after Second Shot |
| Virus Surging in Northeast and Upper Midwest, Other Regions Largely Keeping It at Bay | | |
| April 12, 2021 | | |
| Pfizer-BioNTech Request Expanded Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 12-15 | Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Will Be Scarce in Near Term | Regeneron to Request FDA Authorization for Antibody Drug as Preventative Treatment for COVID-19 |
| April 9, 2021 | | |
| Hospitals Are Seeing More Young Adults with Severe COVID-19 Symptoms, UK. Variant Now Dominant Strain in U.S., CDC Says | One Third of COVID-19 Survivors Affected by Neurologic or Psychiatric Disorders | U.S. Suicides Dropped Last Year, Defying Pandemic Expectations |
| April 7, 2021 | | |
| CDC Updates Guidance on Disinfectants vs. Soap to Stop COVID-19’s Spread on Surfaces | Biden Makes All Adults Eligible for a Vaccine on April 19 | Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Lasts at Least Six Months, Study Finds |
| April 5, 2021 | | |
| CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Travel at Low Risk to Themselves | Can I still Spread the Coronavirus after I’m Vaccinated? | Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe During Pregnancy and May Protect Baby Too |
| Johnson and Johnson Expands COVID Vaccine Trial to Include Adolescents | | |
| April 2, 2021 | | |
| CDC Provides Easter Coronavirus Guidance, Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather without Masks | Clinical Trial Suggests Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Highly Effective in 12-15 Year Olds | Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Effective After Six Months |
| FDA Approves Two More Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests | Testing Declines May Be Masking Real Spread of Virus in Parts of U.S. | |
| March 31, 2021 | | |
| Poll: 61 Percent of Americans Have Been Vaccinated or Intend to Be | CDC Study Finds Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Are 90 Percent Effective After Two Doses in Real-World Conditions | Govenors Ignore Biden’s Latest Pleas on Mask Mandates |
| World Leaders Unite to Call for Pandemic Treaty, Saying “No One Is Safe Until We Are All Safe” | | |
| March 29, 2021 | | |
| Messenger RNA Vaccines Lower Risk for Asymptomatic Infection, Study Finds | Six States Open Vaccination to All Adults Starting March 29, New Cases Increase | Eleven Million New Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Due This Week |
| Pfizer Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Children | Amazon Is Granted Authorization for Its Own COVID-19 Test | |
| March 26, 2021 | | |
| AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine 76 Percent Effective, Not 79 – Updated Data Shows | Vaccine Manufacturing Output Expected to Have Tripled from February to March | CDC Website Summarizes Virus Variants |
| March 24, 2021 | | |
| COVID Infections Among Vaccinated People Are Very Rare | Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Cuts Hospitalization Rate by 70 Percent | Vitamin D May Prevent COVID, Especially in Black Patients |
| U.S.: AstraZeneca Results May Have Included Outdated Information | | |
| March 22, 2021 | | |
| CDC Says Distancing Three Feet in Elementary Schools with Masks is OK | CDC Survey Shows Remote Learning in Pandemic Strains Children, Parents | AstraZeneca Vaccine Found to Be Safe and Highly Effective in U.S. Trial |
| March 19, 2021 | | |
| U.S. to Ramp Up COVID-19 Screening in Schools as Part of $12 Billion Testing Effort | U.S. to Send AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada | UK, EU Clear AstraZeneca Vaccine for Use |
| Poll Finds Increasing Vaccination Interest, Support for Workplace Vaccination Requirements | | |
| March 17, 2021 | | |
| CDC Says Employers with Large On-Site Workforce Can Set U COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics | Face Mask Standard in Workplaces Misses President’s Deadline | Novavax COVID Vaccine Is Highly Effective in U.K. Trial, Drugmaker Says |
| Moderna Begins Testing on Refrigerator-Stable COVID-19 Vaccine | Trump Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines | |
| March 15, 2021 | | |
| CDC Updates Coronavirus Guidance for Child Care Centers | The Vaccines Are Working. That’s Why We Shouldn’t Panic about Variants | Facebook to Label All Posts about COVID-19 Vaccines |
| March 12, 2021 | | |
| CDC: COVID-19 Pushed U.S. Mortality Rate Up 15 Percent in 2020 | 70 Percent of Employees Want COVID-19 Vaccine Required to Return to Offices, Survey Shows | President Announces Plan to Secure Another 100 Million Doses of J and J Vaccine |
| March 10, 2021 | | |
| CDC Director: Next Two Months Will Be Critical in COVID-19 Fight | Virus Variant First Identified in the U.K. Likely More Infectious Than Original | Eli Lilly’s Combo Therapy for COVID-19 Cuts Serious Illness and Death in Large Study |
| CDC Study: Obesity Tied to COVID-19 Hospitalization, Death Risk | | |
| March 8, 2021 | | |
| Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Have Small Gatherings Indoors with Other Vaccinated People, CDC Says | Coronavirus Mask Mandates Linked to Decline in Cases, Deaths; CDC Report | FDA Authorizes New Test, Built with Machine Learning, to Detect Past COVID-19 Infections |
| One-Third of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Need ICU Care, Study Finds | | |
| March 3, 2021 | | |
| CDC Urges States Not to Relax COVID-19 Restrictions | Democratic Leaders Criticize Biden Administration’s “Outmoded” Guidance on Aerosol COVID-19 Spread | WHO: “Premature,” “Unrealistic” to Think COVID-19 Will End Soon |
| CDC’s Draft Guidelines for Vaccinated Americans Call for Small Steps Toward Normal Life | | |
| February 26, 2021 | | |
| Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Need Ultra-Cold Storage, FDA Says | CDC Launches VaccineFinder Tool to Locate COVID-19 Vaccine Providers | Why COVID-19 Vaccines Remain in Short Supply |
| Variants Cause Pfizer and Moderna to Investigate Third Vaccine Shots | | |
| February 24, 2021 | | |
| FDA Says Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Meets Requirements for Emergency Use Authorization | White House Announces Another Increase to Weekly Vaccine Shipments to States | “Real-World” U.K. Data Shows 70 Percent Decline in COVID-19 Infections After First Pfizer Shot |
| COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Pledge Massive Supply Increase | FDA Says Vaccines Adapted for New Variants Won’t Need Lengthy Clinical Trials | |
| February 22, 2021 | | |
| Why This Week’s FDA Meeting on J&J’s Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Important | Pfizer Files to Ease COVID-19 Vaccine Temperature Storage Requirements | Experts Warn Against COVID-19 Variants as States Reopen |
| How’s Your COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy Going? | | |
| February 19, 2021 | | |
| CDC Reports that Vaccines Are Quite Safe, Side Effects Are Rare | Studies Suggest Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Can Protect Against Coronavirus Variant | Pfizer’s Vaccine Works Well After One Dose, Doesn’t Always Need Ultracold Storage |
| CDC Says U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased by a Year Due to Pandemic | | |
| February 17, 2021 | | |
| White House Says It Will Send 13.5 Million Vaccine Doses per Week to States | WHO: Recovered COVID-19 Patients Have Been Reinfected with New Virus Variants | COVID-19 Bill Would Scale Up Ability to Spot Virus Mutations |
| COVID-19 Shots Might Be Tweaked If Variants Get Worse | | |
| February 12, 2021 | | |
| Vaccine Rollout Is Improving in Every State, but Still Hindered by Supply | CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Skip Quarantines | Seeing Others Vaccinated May Be the Best Cure for Vaccine Hesitancy |
| February 10, 2021 | | |
| CDC Says Tight-Fit Masks or Double Masking Increases Protection | Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Combination Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization | Study: Pfizer’s Vaccine Neutralizes COVID-19 Variants |
| Vaccine Hesitancy vs. Vaccine Refusal: There’s a Difference | | |
| February 8, 2021 | | |
| Should You Require Employees to Vaccinate Against COVID-19? | Kroger to Pay $100 to Workers Who Get COVID-19 Vaccination | Study: U.K. Variant Spreading Fast in the U.S. |
| U.S. Plans to Boost J and J Vaccine, Home Tests, Surgical Glove Production | | |
| February 5, 2021 | | |
| Johnson and Johnson Asks FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of Its Vaccine Candidate | Evidence Builds that Pregnant Women Pass COVID-19 Antibodies to Newborns | COVID-19 Antibodies Remain Six Months After Infection, Study Shows (Subscription Required) |
| Britain Trial to Test Combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca Vaccines in Two-Shot Regimen | | |
| February 3, 2021 | | |
| U.S. Will Ship COVID-19 Vaccines Directly to Pharmacies | AstraZeneca Vaccine Appears to Substantially Reduce Virus Transmission | New Diabetes Cases Linked to COVID-19 |
| February 1, 2021 | | |
| I Received the COVID-19 Vaccination | CDC Orders Federal Transportation Mask Mandate Effective February 1 | The Vaccine News Continues to Be Better Than Many People Realize |
| FDA Developing Process for Vaccine Updates | U.S. Strikes $230 Million Deal for Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests | |
| January 29, 2021 | | |
| CDC: Low Rate of Allergic Reactions to Coronavirus Vaccines | Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Vaccine – ASAP | CDC Makes the Case for Schools Reopening |
| Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well, Except on the Variant First Found in South Africa | Johnson and Johnson’s Vaccine Candidate Offers Strong Protection, But Fuels Concern about Variants | |
| January 27, 2021 | | |
| Employers Can Mandate the Coronavirus Vaccine, But Should They? | States Can’t Buy COVID-19 Vaccine Directly from Manufacturers | Moderna Working on Booster Shot Against South African Variant |
| Pfizer Working on Booster Shot to Protect Against Coronavirus Variants | Johnson & Johnson on Track for 100 Million Vaccine Doses by End of June, Bolstering U.S. Supply | |
| January 25, 2021 | | |
| CDC Steps Up COVID-19 Variant Tracking | Moderna Says Its Vaccine Provokes a Weaker Response Against the South African Variant | Walmart Expands Coronavirus Vaccine Operation |
| January 22, 2021 | | |
| Biden’s COVID-19 Plan: Masks, Testing, More Vaccine Supplies | Fauci: COVID-19 Vaccine Hinders Virus Mutations | Monoclonal Antibody Treatment by Eli Lilly Found to Cut Risk of Serious COVID-19, Drugmaker Reports |
| New Poll Reveals Most Effective Language to Improve Vaccine Acceptance | | |
| January 20, 2021 | | |
| Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans | Men More Vulnerable to COVID-19 Complications, Death Than Women | Moderna Says It’s Investigating Reported Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine |
| January 15, 2021 | | |
| Instacart, Dollar General, Others Push Incentives to Get Workers Vaccinated | CDC Suggests Transmission Risk Lower at Elementary Schools Than High Schools | U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise as Coronavirus Weighs on Economy (Subscription Required) |
| Data Fuel Debate on Whether Johnson and Johnson’s One Dose Vaccine Will Be Enough | | |
| January 13, 2021 | | |
| CDC Says 9 Million Americans Have Received First Vaccination as States Scramble | Administration Urges States to Open Vaccination to All Those Over 65 | Recovered Coronavirus Patients Should Still Get the Vaccine, Experts Say |
| January 8, 2021 | | |
| More Than 50 Percent of COVID-19 Cases Spread by Asymptomatic People | Surgeon General Tells States Not to Let Priority Guidelines Slow Vaccinations | U.S. Far from Herd Immunity Despite High COVID-19 Cases |
| January 7, 2021 | | |
| COVID-19: Disinfecting Your Business without Breaking the Bank | | |
| January 6, 2021 | | |
| FDA Warns Health Officials Not to Mess with COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule | Moderna to Add 100 Million Doses to Vaccine Supply This Year | Two Studies Find that COVID-19 Antibodies Last Eight Months |
| January 4, 2021 | | |
| CDC Provides Updates on Vaccine Distribution | Scientists Debate Holding Back Second Vaccine Dose | No Mom-to-Baby Virus Spread Noted in Late-Pregnancy COVID-19 |
| December 21, 2020 | | |
| Surprise Medical Bill Prevention, $900 Billion Aid Included in Year-End Legislative Package | First Shipments of Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Begin Distribution in the U.S. | Older People, Some Essential Workers Should Get Vaccines Next, CDC Panel Says |
| J and J Enrolls About 45,000 Participants for Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial | | |
| December 18, 2020 | | |
| FDA Panel Endorses Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine | FDA Says Pfizer Vaccine Vials Hold Extra Doses Expanding Supply | FDA Clears a New Abbott Home Test to Detect the Coronavirus |
| December 16, 2020 | | |
| FDA Staff Endorses Emergency Use of Moderna’s Vaccine in Critical Step Toward Approval | Administration to Purchase Another 100 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine | FDA Authorizes Nation’s First At-Home, Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test |
| Getting Vaccines to People Will Cost States Billions They Don’t Have (Subscription Required) | | |
| December 14, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Begin in Historic U.S. Effort | CDC Says People with History of Severe Allergic Reactions Can Get COVID-19 Vaccine | Operation Warp Speed’s Top Scientist Says Moderna Vaccine Will “Likely” Be Approved This Week |
| December 11, 2020 | | |
| FDA Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine | J&J Cuts Size of Coronavirus Vaccine Study Due to Prevalence of Disease | Kids Likely Not Driving Household COVID-19 Outbreaks |
| Moderna Begins Study of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents | LabCorp Receives Approval for the Industry’s First Over-the-Counter Home COVID-19 Test (Registration Required) | |
| December 9, 2020 | | |
| Pfizer Vaccine Moves Closer to Getting the OK in the U.S. | Health Care Access Issues, Not Comorbidities, Drive Racial COVID-19 Disparities | Health Officials Warn Americans Not to Let Their Guard Down |
| December 7, 2020 | | |
| Can an Employer Requires a COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees to Go to Work? | CDC Urges Americans to Wear Face Masks Outside the Home | Moderna Plans to Begin Testing Its Coronavirus Vaccine in Children |
| December 4, 2020 | | |
| Operation Warp Speed Pushing to Vaccinate 100 Million Against COVID-19 by End of February | Coronavirus Vaccine May Be Free, But You Could Still See a Bill | Cancer Patients May Shed Viable COVID-19 Virus for Two Months |
| Study: Low Risk of Pregnancy Complications from COVID-19 | | |
| December 2, 2020 | | |
| CDC Panel Says Health Workers and Long-Term Care Residents Should Get Vaccine First | CDC Shortens Quarantine Period, Adds Travel-Related Testing Recommendations | COVID-19 Appears Most Contagious Starting Two Days Before Symptom Onset |
| Coronavirus Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report | | |
| November 30, 2020 | | |
| Moderna to Request EUA after Vaccine Final Results Show 94 Percent Efficacy | Azar: Governors to Decide Who Gets Vaccine Shots First | The AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Data Isn’t Up to Snuff |
| CDC: More than 50 Percent of Infections Spread by People without Symptoms | | |
| November 23, 2020 | | |
| Third Major COVID-19 Vaccine Shown to Be Effective and Cheaper | U.S. Plans First Vaccinations in Weeks, Warp Speed Chief Says | CDC Recommends Pre- and Post-Flight Testing for International Air Travel |
| Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Gets EUA from FDA | | |
| November 20, 2020 | | |
| Pfizer to Apply Today for Emergency Approval of its Coronavirus Vaccine | Pfizer Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Pilot Delivery Program | CDC Recommends Against Thanksgiving Travel Amid Surge Coronavirus Cases |
| CDC Quietly Removes Guidance Pushing for School Reopenings | Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint | |
| November 18, 2020 | | |
| FDA Authorizes First Rapid COVID-19 Self-Testing Kit for At-Home Diagnosis | Azar: FDA to Expedite Review of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines | New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95 Percent Effective |
| CDC: Symptom-Based COVID-19 Airport Screening Ineffective | | |
| November 16, 2020 | | |
| Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine is 94.5 Percent Effective, According to Company Data | WHO Chief Warns that Vaccine Alone Won’t End COVID Pandemic | FFCRA Leave Nears Sunset Date as COVID-19 Cases Spike |
| November 13, 2020 | | |
| HHS Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement with Drug Stores | Study Finds that Many Children Who Never Had the Virus Carry an Antibody to Prevent It | Fever, Symptom Screening Misses Many Coronavirus Cases |
| New Finding Reveals Why Certain COVID-19 Patients Die | | |
| November 11, 2020 | | |
| CDC Now Says Masks Protect Both the Wearers and Those around Them from COVID-19 | Azar: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Approval, Distribution Still Weeks Away | Crowded Indoor Venues Accounted for Most of Virus Cases in Spring in 10 U.S. Cities |
| November 9, 2020 | | |
| Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Is Looking 90 Percent Effective | Researchers in Britain Begin Trial of Asprin as Possible COVID-19 Treatment | COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Will Start Within 24 Hours of Approval: General |
| November 6, 2020 | | |
| CDC Says Working in an Office Instead of Remotely May Double COVID-19 Risk | Pfizer to Use Own Network to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines | First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Go to Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers |
| November 4, 2020 | | |
| FDA: COVID-19 Antigen Tests May Yield False Positives | COVID-19 Patients Show Immunity Gauge Lasting Six Months in Small Group Study | Birx Suggests White House Has Spent Too Much Time on Preventing Lockdowns, Not Enough on Controlling the Virus |
| November 2, 2020 | | |
| Regeneron Halts Trial of COVID-19 Antibody Drug in Sickest Hospitalized Patients | States Undercount Positive Rapid Tests, Masking the Spread of Disease | Nearly 50,000 Americans Are Hospitalized with Coronavirus as Experts Warn of Growing Health Care Pressure |
| October 30, 2020 | | |
| Moderna Will Have 20 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Ready by Year’s End | Fauci: “You Cannot Abandon Public Health Measures” Even with COVID-19 Vaccine | Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients |
| October 28, 2020 | | |
| Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Studies Showing Waning Coronavirus Antibodies | Kansas Counties with Mask Mandates Had Half the Rate of New Infections, Study Finds | Eli Lilly Antibody Drug Fails in COVID-19 Study, Other Trials Go On |
| Low Risk or Dicey? Two New Reports Paint Different Pictures of COVID-19 Danger While Flying | | |
| October 26, 2020 | | |
| AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Will Resume Halted Vaccine Trials | Average Daily New Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Hit All-Time High | Convalescent Blood Plasma Showed No Benefit in COVID-19 Patients in Trial |
| October 23, 2020 | | |
| FDA Approves Remdesivir as Treatment for COVID-19 Patients in Hospital | Research Finds Few Links Between Schools and COVID-19 Cases | CDC Expands Definition of Who Is a “Close Contact” of Someone with COVID-19 |
| Arthritis Drug Tocilizumab Shown Effective for Sickest COVID-19 Patients | | |
| October 21, 2020 | | |
| Studies Point to Big Drop in COVID-19 Death Rates | Human Challenge Trial of Vaccines Will Begin in January | CDC Advises Booting Travelers Who Refuse to Wear Masks on Planes, Trains, Buses |
| Blacks, Hispanics Dying of COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates | | |
| October 19, 2020 | | |
| Pfizer to Seek Vaccine Authorization in November | Why COVID-19 Is Spreading Again: Fatigue, Colder Weather, Eased Restrictions (Subscription Required) | CVS, Walgreens Make Deal to Quickly Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines to Nursing Homes |
| October 16, 2020 | | |
| Pfizer Gets FDA Approval to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Trial to Ages 12 and Up | NIH Begins Large Clinical Trial to Test Immune Modulators for COVID-19 Treatment | Study Finds No Increased COVID-19 Risk for Childcare Workers |
| Remdesivir Has Little Effect on COVID-19 Mortality, WHO Study Says | | |
| October 14, 2020 | | |
| WHO Warns Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Due to Economic Damage | COVID-19 Cases Spike in U.S. with Unwelcome Testing and Hospitalization Trends | Eli Lilly and Johnson and Johnson Pause COVID-19 Vaccine Trials |
| October 12, 2020 | | |
| U.S., AstraZeneca Strike Deal for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment | Being Overweight No Potential Coronavirus Risk Factor, CDC Says | Coronavirus Cases in Arizona Drop 75 Percent After Mask Requirements and Bar Closures, CDC Says |
| “Pandemic Fatigue” Presents a Challenge in Areas Scrambling to Avert a Second Wave | | |
| October 9, 2020 | | |
| HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | Eli Lilly Seeks EUA for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment | Regeneron Seeks EUA for Its COVID-19 Antibody Therapy that Trump Received |
| October 8, 2020 | | |
| I Had COVID-19! | | |
| October 7, 2020 | | |
| Easier-to-Use Coronavirus Saliva Tests Start to Catch On | White House Agrees to FDA’s Guidelines for Vetting Coronavirus Vaccines | Coronavirus Vaccine Delivery Will Present Tough Challenge to Cargo Airlines (Subscription Required) |
| CDC Revises Coronavirus Guidance to Acknowledge that It Spreads Through Airborne Transmission | | |
| October 5, 2020 | | |
| Study: Antibodies Wane Over Time after COVID-19 | Moderna and Pfizer Vaccine Trial Participants Report Serious, Quickly Passing Side Effects | CDC Identifies New COVID-19 Syndrome in Adults |
| October 2, 2020 | | |
| Coronavirus Twice a Contagious Than Thought Early in Pandemic | COVID-19 Cases Rising Among U.S. Children as Schools Reopen | FDA Widens U.S. Safety Inquiry into AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine |
| October 1, 2020 | | |
| Fall, Football, and Finally Some Steps Toward ‘Normalcy’ | | |
| September 30, 2020 | | |
| Growing Numbers of “Long-Haulers” Struggle for Months with COVID-19 Symptoms | Administration to Ship 150 Million Coronavirus Tests to States | Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody May Help Non-Hospitalized Patients Recover Faster, Early Data Shows |
| Small Study Finds Moderna’s Vaccine May Work as Well in Older People as in Younger Adults | | |
| September 28, 2020 | | |
| The Day Our Relationships Changed | New CDC Analysis Shows Coronavirus Is More Common in Teenagers Than Younger Children | Positive COVID-19 Test Rates Top 25 Percent in Some U.S. Midwest States |
| Inovio Puts Coronavirus Vaccine Trial on Hold to Answer FDA Questions | | |
| September 25, 2020 | | |
| Novavax Enters Final Stage of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials | Study: Likelihood of COVID-19 Varies by Race, Ethnicity | CDC Report: Infected Young People Begin Waves of the Virus that Sicken Others |
| CDC Chief Says More than 90 Percent of Americans Remain Susceptible | A Kid’s Coronavirus Vaccine Isn’t Coming Anytime Soon | |
| September 23, 2020 | | |
| Johnson & Johnson Begins Late-Stage Trials on a Single-Shot Coronavirus Vaccine | Government Watchdog Finds Supply Shortages Are Harming U.S. Coronavirus Response | First COVID-19 Vaccination Recipients to Get a Daily Health Check-In from the CDC |
| U.S. Reports Rising New COVID-19 Cases, Death | | |
| September 21, 2020 | | |
| CDC Reverses COVID-19 Testing Guidance Again: Exposed Without Symptoms Need Tests | Advances in ICU Care Are Saving More Patients Who Have COVID-19 | |
| September 18, 2020 | | |
| Top Health Officials Warn Gains Will Reverse If Mask Wearing, Social Distancing Stop | Enough People Have to Take a Vaccine for It to Work, Fauci Says | The Pandemic Is a “Mental Health Crisis” for Parents |
| September 17, 2020 | | |
| A New Hope and the COVID-19 Vaccine | | |
| September 16, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines | Pandemic Takes Toll on Mental Health of Young Adults | COVID-19 Test Charges Range from One Cent to $14,750, Study Finds |
| September 14, 2020 | | |
| AstraZeneca Resumes COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in the U.K. | Pfizer CEO Says Company Will Know If Vaccine Works by the End of October | Study: Kids Infected at Day Care Spread Coronavirus at Home |
| September 11, 2020 | | |
| Researchers Begin Clinical Trials Examining Blood Thinners as COVID-19 Treatment | CDC Report: Dining Out Increases Risk of Contracting Coronavirus More Than Other Activities | |
| September 10, 2020 | | |
| Nearly 25 Percent of U.S. Population Are Experiencing Symptoms of Depression | CDC Says Health Screenings at Airports Will End | |
| September 9, 2020 | | |
| AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Study Put on Hold | FDA to Follow Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine | Top U.S. Health Officials Update Congress on Vaccine Development and Distribution Plans |
| Setember 8, 2020 | | |
| Roche Receives U.S. Emergency Approval for Coronavirus vs. Flu Test | U.S., European Drugmakers Pledge to Make Safety the Main Focus in Coronavirus Vaccine Development | |
| September 4, 2020 | | |
| Russia’s Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Shows “No Serious Adverse” Effects, Creates Mild Antibody Response | Moderna Slows Vaccine Trial Enrollment to Ensure Minority Representation | U.S. Vaccine Chief Sees a “Very, Very Low Chance” of a Vaccine by Election Day |
| September 3, 2020 | | |
| Novavax Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe, Published Results Show | Pfizer Says It May Have an Effective Vaccine by the End of October | CDC Tells States to Prepare for Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution by November 1 |
| September 2, 2020 | | |
| New Studies Show Inexpensive Steroids Can Help Critically Sick People Survive COVID-19 | NIH Panel Says Convalescent Plasma Should Not Yet Be Considered Standard of Care for COVID-19 Patients | U.S. Says It Won’t Join Global Effort to Find COVID-19 Vaccine |
| Federal Panel Lays Out Initial Priorities for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution | | |
| September 1, 2020 | | |
| As U.S. Cases Decline Elsewhere, the Midwest Sees a Worrying Spike | Many Hospital Workers with COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic | AstraZeneca Bolsters Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Supply, Starts Phase 3 Trial Enrollment |
| August 31, 2020 | | |
| Comparison of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Reveal Wide Range of Performance | FDA Expands EUA for Remdesivir | CDC Report Show 94 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths Had Contributing Health Conditions |
| FDA Willing to Fast Track Coronavirus Vaccine before Phase 3 | | |
| August 28, 2020 | | |
| CDC Director Clarifies Change in Coronavirus Testing Guidelines After Backlash | Eight States Reject Revised COVID-19 Testing Guidance | Many Infected Children Show No Symptoms But May Spread the Virus, New Study Finds |
| August 27, 2020 | | |
| FDA Gives Go-Ahead to Fast $5 Coronavirus Test That Doesn’t Require Lab Equipment | Vaccine Candidate Shows Promising Results in Older Patients | Japan Researchers Say Ozone Effective in Neutralizing Coronavirus |
| Should Employers Force Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine? Some Experts Say Yes | | |
| August 26, 2020 | | |
| Obesity Increases Risk of COVID-19 Death by 48 Percent, Study Finds | CDC Changes Testing Guidelines to Exclude Those Exposed to Virus but Don’t Exhibit Symptoms | Seven Months Later, What We Know about COVID-19 and Questions that Remain |
| August 25, 2020 | | |
| HHS Permits Outreach to COVID-19 Survivors about Plasma | WHO’s COVAX Initiative Evaluating Nine COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates | AstraZeneca Begins Early-Stage Trial of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment |
| Researchers Say about 70,000 Lives Could Be Saved in Near Future If People Wear Masks | | |
| August 24, 2020 | | |
| EUA Issued for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Therapy | CDC Removes Its 14-Day Quarantine Recommendation for Returning Travelers | Hong Kong Researchers Find that Reinfection May Be Possible in Rare Cases |
| August 21, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Fatality Rates Fall as Treatments Improve | CDC to Be Put Back in Charge of Collecting Hospitals’ COVID-19 Data | Johnson and Johnson to Launch 60,000-Person COVID-19 Phase 3 Vaccine Trial |
| August 20 2020 | | |
| Preparing for the Mental Health Epidemic Created by the Pandemic | Pfizer and BioNTech’s Favored COVID-19 Vaccine Has Fewer Side Effects Than Their First | Study of More Than 55,000 COVID-19 Cases Reveals a Predictable Order of Symptoms |
| A Test that Gives Results in Minutes Gets the FDA’s Emergency Authorization | | |
| August 19, 2020 | | |
| FDA’s Emergency Approval of Blood Plasma Is Now on Hold | WHO Warns Young People Are Emerging as Main Spreaders of the Coronavirus | These States Aren’t Waiting for the Feds to Create COVID-19 Worker Safety Rules |
| August 18, 2020 | | |
| FDA Flags Accuracy Issue with Widely Used Coronavirus Test | CDC Says Number, Rate of Coronavirus Cases in Children Rising | Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response |
| Data Glitch Skews Key Iowa Coronavirus Metrics | | |
| August 17, 2020 | | |
| Finding Your Personal and Organizational Purpose | FDA Clears Saliva Test for COVID-19, Opening Door to Wider Testing | No Cost Sharing for COVID-19 Vaccines, HHS Says |
| Drugmakers Shielded from COVID-19 Vaccine Liability, but Funds for Injury Claims in Doubt | Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to COVID-19, Even After Mild Infections | |
| August 14, 2020 | | |
| New PPP Guidance Addresses Health Insurance, Other Issues | If You Recover from the Virus, You’re Protected for Up to Three Months, CDC Says | Vaccine Approval Likely Won’t Happen Before November |
| Coronavirus Pandemic Causing Anxiety, Depression in Americans, CDC Finds | | |
| August 13, 2020 | | |
| NIAID Enrolling Participants in Two COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Trials | CDC Director Issues Warning about the Fall | Hospitalization Data Reported by the HHS vs. the States: Jumps, Drops and Other Unexplained Phenomena |
| August 12, 2020 | | |
| WHO Urges Postponing Dental Checkups During Pandemic | Companies Test Antibody Drugs to Treat, Prevent COVID-19 | |
| August 11, 2020 | | |
| Avoid Wearing Face Masks with Vents, Valves, CDC Says in Updated Guidance | WHO: Coronavirus Unaffected by Seasonal Changes | Governors Raise Concerns about Implementing Trump Executive Moves, Call on Congress to Act (Subscription Required) |
| Most Americans Won’t Be Able to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine until Well into 2021 | | |
| August 10, 2020 | | |
| Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Orders After Talks with Congress Break Down | Latest Research Points to Children Carrying, Transmitting Coronavirus (Subscription Required) | Promising COVID-19 Treatment Offers Test Run for Vaccine Distribution |
| August 7, 2020 | | |
| Study: Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Are Contagious | Coronavirus Infections Among Younger Populations Are Skyrocketing, WHO Says | Gilead Says It Will Be Able to Make Enough Remdesivir to Meet Global Demand in October |
| Masks Could Save Thousands of American Lives by December Model Predicts | | |
| August 6, 2020 | | |
| Virginia Touts Nation’s First Contact Tracing App with Apple-Google Tech | Moderna to Charge $32 – $37 Per Dose for Its Coronavirus Vaccine | Early Data Suggest Convalescent Plasma Tied to Lower COVID-19 Death Risk |
| Editorial: The Truth Is Out There, Somewhere | | |
| August 5, 2020 | | |
| J&J Reaches Deal with U.S. for 100 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses at More than $1 Billion | Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promising Immune Response, Early Data Show | Experts Consider Costs of “Post-COVID Syndrome” |
| August 4, 2020 | | |
| Federal COVID-19 Leave Restrictions Struck Down by U.S. District Court Judge | IRS Provides Guidance on Recapturing Excess Employment Tax Credits | CMS Announces New Hospital Codes for COVID-19 Care |
| August 3, 2020 | | |
| Birx Says U.S. Enters “New Phase” of Pandemic Amid Rising Death Toll | Next Big COVID-19 Treatment May Be Manufactured Antibodies | More Than Half of Mumbai Slum-Dwellers Had COVID-19 |
| July 31, 2020 | | |
| FDA Will Clear a Coronavirus Vaccine that Is Safe and at Least 50 Percent Effective | Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Snag Biggest Coronavirus Vaccine Deal Yet | Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds |
| July 30, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19, Healthcare, and the Election: 5 Things that Matter Now | Experts Call for COVID-19 Response “Reset” | Predicting Risk of COVID-19 Infection Through App Inexact, Study Finds |
| Spring School Closures Tied to Drastic Decrease in COVID-19 Cases, Death | FDA Opens Door to Rapid, At-Home Testing for COVID-19 | |
| July 29, 2020 | | |
| Exempt Employees Who Perform Nonexempt Duties During Pandemic Will Not Lose Status, DOL Says | Alcohol-Based Sanitizers with Methanol Can Lead to Blindness or Death, Among Other Things, FDA Says | Harvested Antibodies Now Being Tested as a Prevention Tool Against COVID-19 |
| July 28, 2020 | | |
| Economic Relief Talks Ramp Up as GOP Releases Bill; Democrats, White House Officials Sit Down | COVID-19 Infections Leave an Impact on the Heart, Raising Concerns about Lasting Damage | Analysis of Remdesivir COVID-19 Trials Posts Encouraging Results |
| July 27, 2020 | | |
| First Phase 3 Clinical Trial of a Coronavirus Vaccine in the U.S. Begins | CDC: Even Mild Coronavirus Symptoms Can Persist for Weeks | Study Identifies Six Different “Types” of COVID-19 |
| July 24, 2020 | | |
| National Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 Extended into October | Department of Labor Issues New Q and As on COVID-19 and Workplace Laws | Department of Justice OKs Collaboration Among COVID-19 Antibody Makers |
| July 23, 2020 | | |
| How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers | U.S. Labs Buckle Amid Testing Surge | People Can Stop Coronavirus with These Three Simple Acts |
| July 22, 2020 | | |
| Updated CDC Recommendations Say to Self-Isolate for 10 Days After Positive Test | Most People in U.S. Still Highly Susceptible to the the Coronavirus, CDC Study Finds | U.S. to Pay Pfizer and BioNTech $1.95 Billion for 100 Million Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine |
| Pharma Promises Not to Cut Corners on Coronavirus Vaccine | | |
| July 21, 2020 | | |
| How Deadly Is COVID-19? Growing Body of Studies Narrowing It Down | COVID-19 Vaccine Trails Attract More Than 138,000 U.S. Volunteers | HHS Unveils New COVID-19 Data Website |
| July 20, 2020 | | |
| FDA Approves Quest COVID-19 Test for “Pooled” Sample Use | Oxford University’s Vaccine with AstraZeneca Shows a Positive Response | Pfizer-BioNTech Potential Vaccine Shows Promise in Additional Data |
| July 17, 2020 | | |
| Report for White House Task Force Says 18 States in COVID-19 “Red Zone” Should Roll Back Reopening | Small CDC Study Identifies Most Common Symptoms of COVID-19 | |
| July 16, 2020 | | |
| Domestic Violence Resources to Promote Wellbeing Among Workers | Coronavirus Is Upending Health Insurance Premiums and Copays for Next Year | Boston Hospital Worker Study Shows Masks Are Effective in Preventing Spread of Coronavirus |
| Missouri Study Finds Masks Likely Prevented Stylists from Passing Coronavirus to 139 Clients | COVID-19 Drug and Treatment Tracker | |
| July 15, 2020 | | |
| Median Charge for COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reaches $45,000, Patient Age Drops | CDC: Widespread Use of Masks Will Rein in Pandemic | HHS Moves Coronavirus Data Reporting Away from CDC |
| July 14, 2020 | | |
| Major Testing Company Says Turnaround Time Averaging at Least Seven Days | Moderna Will Begin Late-Stage Vaccine Trial on July 27 | Mask Mandate Could Save $3,000 Per Person, Goldman Sachs Analysis Finds |
| July 13, 2020 | | |
| IRS Issues Guidance on Reporting Qualified Sick and Family Leave Wages Paid | HHS, Lawmakers Unlikely to Force Insurers to Pay for Back-to-Work COVID-19 Tests | CDC Adds to the Growing List of COVID-19 Symptoms |
| Pfizer and BioNTech’s Coronavirus Vaccines Get FDA’s “Fast Track” Status | | |
| July 10, 2020 | | |
| Society of Actuaries Launches New Tool Examining Health Costs Under COVID-19 | FDA Official: COVID-19 Vaccine Needs 70 Percent Efficacy | 13 States Now Report Coronavirus Testing Issues, in Echo of Early Troubles |
| July 9, 2020 | | |
| WHO Acknowledges that Coronavirus Can Linger in the Air Indoors | Administration to Launch Short-Term “Surge” COVID-19 Testing in Hot Spot Cities | NIH Launches Clinical Trials Network to Test COVID-19 Vaccines, Other Prevention Tools |
| July 8, 2020 | | |
| OSHA Publishes FAQs on Worker Safety During the Pandemic | COVID-19 Public Emergency May Be Renewed | Study: Over 50 Percent of COVID-19 Cases Linked to Silent Spreaders |
| July 7, 2020 | | |
| Regeneron Starts Phase 3 Trial, Company Says | CDC Gets FDA Nod for Coronavirus-Flu Combination Diagnostic | Spanish Study Casts Doubt on Herd Immunity Feasibility |
| Sen. McConnell Opens Door to More Coronavirus Stimulus Checks | | |
| July 6, 2020 | | |
| Trump Signs PPP Extension Bill – Giving Small Businesses Another Five Weeks | The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus | Evidence Suggests Coronavirus Is Airborne, Experts Say |
| July 1, 2020 | | |
| Senate Agrees to Extend Small Business Rescue in Surprise Move | FDA Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine to Be at Least 50 Percent More Effective than a Placebo | Green, Yellow, Orange or Red? New Tool Shows COVID-19 Risk County-by-County |
| June 30, 2020 | | |
| HHS Will Renew Public Health Emergency | WHO Warns Pandemic Is Speeding Up as Countries Ease Lockdown Rules | DOL Says Workers Whose Kids Can’t Attend Summer Camp Can Take FFCRA Leave |
| CDC Says U.S. Has “Way Too Much Virus” to Control Pandemic as Cases Surge Nationwide | | |
| June 29, 2020 | | |
| Gilead Sets Price for COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir | COVID-19 Drives Up Demand for Mental Health Care (Subscription Required) | Lessons Learned: Why Hospitals Are Better Prepared for Latest COVID-19 Resurgence |
| Texas Medical Center Changes How It Reports ICU Capacity Amid COVID-19 | | |
| June 26, 2020 | | |
| This Coronavirus Doesn’t Change Quickly, and that’s Good News for Vaccine Makers | Who’s at Highest Risk from COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List | CDC Chief Says Coronavirus Cases May Be 10 Times Higher than Reported |
| June 25, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Cases Are Accelerating Across U.S. (Subscription Required) | HHS, FEMA End Funding for 13 COVID-19 Test Sites | Texas Pauses Reopening, Elective Surgeries as COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rise |
| June 24, 2020 | | |
| Administration Says Insurers Not Required to Pay for Back-to-Work COVID-19 Tests | U.S. Virus Cases Surge to Highest Level in Two Months | Fauci Recommends States with Outbreaks Consider Pausing Reopening Phases |
| June 23, 2020 | | |
| Surging U.S. Virus Cases Raise Fear that Progress Is Slipping | Gilead Targets Remdesivir Supply for Two Million COVID-19 Patients by Year-End | FDA Issues Warning on Nine Hand Sanitizers Made by Eskbiochem |
| Study: Antibody Levels in Recovered COVID-19 Patients Decline Quickly | | |
| June 22, 2020 | | |
| Telemedicine visits Double During COVID-19 | Big Tech Zeros in on the Virus-Testing Market | As Problems Grow with Abbott’s Fast COVID-19 Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire |
| NIH Loops Quest into Effort to Test 10K Americans for Antibodies Against Coronavirus | | |
| June 19, 2020 | | |
| WHO Warns Against Indiscriminate Use of Dexamethasone | Increase in Cases Prompt Mask Mandates in Some Areas | COVID-19 Can Be Highly Infectious Before Symptoms Show |
| NIH Establishes National Repository for COVID-19 Data | | |
| June 18, 2020 | | |
| I Was Sure I Had COVID-19 – Negotiating the Testing | EEOC: Employers Cannot Require Antibody Testing | Administration Releases New PPP Loan Forgiveness Forms |
| Blood Type, Genetics Could Impact Odds for Severe COVID-19 | | |
| June 17, 2020 | | |
| Court Won’t Force OSHA to Issue Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Standards | HHS to Spend Billions on Vaccines, Prioritize Vulnerable Populations | How Exactly Do You Catch COVID-19? There Is Growing Consensus |
| June 16, 2020 | | |
| IRS Provides Guidance on Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs that Aid COVID-19 Victims | The Fed Is Finally Starting Its Lending Program for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses | CDC Says COVID-19 Death Rates Are Much Higher for People with Chronic Illnesses |
| June 15, 2020 | | |
| Mental Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention Resources for Veterans and Caregivers | OSHA Says Employers Should Encourage Masks at Work | CDC Posts Tips, Guidelines for Minimizing Everyday Risk |
| Record Spikes in New COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Sweep Parts of U.S. | Accuracy Still Unknown for Many Coronavirus Tests Rushed Out | |
| June 12, 2020 | | |
| SARS Antibodies Block Coronavirus Infections, Study Shows | Models Show Rising U.S. COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Months Ahead | Congress Confronts Summer Deadlines for Stimulus Spending Decisions (Subscription Required) |
| June 11, 2020 | | |
| Treasury Secretary Announces That More Business Owners Will Be Eligible for Partial PPP Loan Forgiveness | In Some States Where Coronavirus Hospitalizations Are Rising, Experts Point to Lack of Social Distancing | Three Big Studies Dim Hopes That Hydroxychloroquine Can Treat or Prevent COVID-19 |
| U.S. Human Trials Begin for First Antibody Cocktail | | |
| June 10, 2020 | | |
| Feeling Uncomfortable with Reentry? You’re on the Right Track. | Federal Reserve Will Expand Main Street Lending Program | |
| June 9, 2020 | | |
| More Than Half of States Don’t Report Portable COVID-19 Cases, Deaths | Fourteen States and Puerto Rico Hit Their Highest-Ever Seven-Day Average for New Cases (Subscription Required) | FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Saliva Test by Phosporus Diagnostics |
| June 8, 2020 | | |
| Cal Beyer and Claire Burnett Talk to the Importance and Suicide Prevention | President Trump Signs the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act | June 5 Jobs Report Had a “Misclassification Error” (Subscription Required) |
| Genes May Leave Some People More Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19 | | |
| June 5, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Unexpectedly Adds 2.5 Million Jobs as Unemployment Dips to 13.3 Percent | HHS Requires Labs to Add Demographic Data to COVID-19 Results | Anxiety, Depression Have Tripled During a Pandemic |
| June 4, 2020 | | |
| PPP Forgiveness Changes Coming as Senate Passes House Bill | Administration Narrows COVID-19 Vaccine Search to Five Firms | U.S. Should Have 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine by Year-End, Fauci Says |
| June 3, 2020 | | |
| Hype Collides with Science as FDA Tries to Rein in “Wild West” of COVID-19 Blood Tests | A Third of Americans Report Anxiety or Depression Symptoms During the Pandemic | FDA Adds Antidepressant Zoloft to Shortage List |
| June 2, 2020 | | |
| FDA Authorizes Quest Diagnostics’ At-Home COVID-19 Testing Kit | Will Temperature Checks of Employees Make Workplaces Safe? | Distancing and Masks Cut COVID-19 Risk, Says Largest Review of Evidence |
| WHO and Other Experts Say No Evidence of Coronaviurs Losing Potency | | |
| June 1, 2020 | | |
| Cal Beyer Co-authors Article on the Ripple Effects of COVID-19 | Contractors Tips: Managing Cash Flow During COVID-19 | Insurers Continue to Waive Customer Costs for Virus Tests, Care |
| CDC Issues Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing | First Human Trial of Potential Antibody Treatment for COVID-19 Begins | |
| May 29, 2020 | | |
| CDC Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices | House Approves Bill to Extend PPP Loan Use Timeline, Allow Less Spending on Payroll | Antibody Testing Shows Lower Fatality Rate for COVID-19 Infection |
| Survey: 50 Percent of Americans Would Get Coronavirus Vaccine | | |
| May 28, 2020 | | |
| New OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Talks Construction Job Safety | Companies Begin Testing Workers for COVID-19 (Subscription Required) | Coronavirus Vaccine Possible by the End of the Year |
| May 27, 2020 | | |
| CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance on When You Can Be Around Others | Census Bureau Finds that One-Third of Americans Now Show Signs of Clinical Anxiety or Depression | SBA Releases Latest Interim Final PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules |
| May 26, 2020 | | |
| What Does a Bus Crash, COVID-19, and Mental Wellbeing Have in Common? | First Deadlines for Laid-Off Workers to Get Health Insurance | U.S. to Launch Large-Scale COVID-19 Vaccine Trials by July |
| Federal Coronavirus Testing Plan Puts Burden on States | WHO Warns of “Second Peak” in Areas Where COVID-19 Is Declining | |
| May 22, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Begins Crackdown on Unvetted Virus Blood Tests | CDC Estimates That 35 Percent of Coronavirus Patients Don’t Have Symptoms | U.S. to Invest $1.2 Billion to Secure Potential Coronavirus Vaccine from AstraZeneca, Oxford University |
| Mnuchin Sees “Strong Likelihood” of Needing Another COVID-19 Relief Bill | | |
| May 21, 2020 | | |
| OSHA Ramps Up Physical Inspections, COVID-19 Case Reporting | CDC Director Touts Decrease in COVID-19 Transmission | FDA Will Seek to Collect “Real-World” Data on COVID-19 |
| Assessment of Deaths from COVID-19 and from Seasonal Influenza | | |
| May 20, 2020 | | |
| CDC: Coronavirus Mainly Spreads through Person-to-Person Contact and “Does Not Spread Easily” on Contaminated Surfaces | Adaptive Clinical Trials to Speed COVID-19 Research | A CRISPR-Based, At-Home COVID-19 Test Is Set to Arrive This Year |
| COVID-19 Kills 1.3 Percent of Symptomatic Patients | | |
| May 19, 2020 | | |
| Virtual Townhall (May 19, 2020): Post COVID-19 Construction World – A Strategic and Tactical Response | SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, Instructions | IRS Offers CARES Act Retirement Plan Q and A Pending Formal Guidance |
| CDC Plans Sweeping COVID-19 Antibody Study in 25 Metropolitan Areas | Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results | |
| May 18, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Begins “Warp Speed” Vaccine Push as Studies Ramp Up | Governors Eye Medicaid Cuts to Ease COVID-19 Budget Pain | FDA OKs First At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit for Use with Multiple Labs |
| UnitedHealth, Microsoft Launch COVID-19 Screening App for Large Employers | | |
| May 15, 2020 | | |
| CDC Issues Reopening Checklists for Schools and Businesses | FDA Probes Accuracy Issue with Abbott’s Rapid Virus Test | U.S. Issues First Coronavirus Workplace Guidance to Nursing Homes |
| McConnell: “High Likelihood” Congress Will Need to Pass Fifth Coronavirus | | |
| May 14, 2020 | | |
| Social Distancing for the Social Butterfly | Study Raises Doubts Over Effectiveness of Abbott Laboratories’ Rapid Coronavirus Test | Experiment Shows Human Speech Generates Droplets that Linger in Air for More than Eight Minutes (Subscription Required) |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court Invalidates State’s COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order | | |
| May 13, 2020 | | |
| New IRS Guidance for Section-125 Plan Mid-Year Changes | IRS Provides More Options for Unused FSA Funds, Clarifies ICHRA Expense Eligibility | Moderna’s Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Gains GDA’s “Fast Track Status” |
| May 12, 2020 | | |
| Preparing to Back into It – Personal Strategies for Returning to the Workplace (4:00) | Fauci Warns of Suffering and Death if U.S. Reopens Too Soon | OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 |
| Survey: 68 Percent Unsure of Health Insurance Options If Coverage Lost | As Countries Restart, WHO Warns about Lack of Virus Tracing | |
| May 11, 2020 | | |
| Part 2 – Managing Risk as Employees Return to Work | FDA Approves First Antigen Test for Detecting the Coronavirus | Test Tracker: Commercially Available COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests |
| As Companies Reopen, Employees Scramble to Find Child Care (Subscription Required) | Workers’ Comp Systems Poised for Deluge of COVID-19 Claims | |
| May 8, 2020 | | |
| Getting Raw and Real about COVID-19 | Cal Beyer Speaks to the Importance of EAPs During and After COVID-19 | EEOC Updates Employer Guidance on Coronavirus and the ADA |
| Treasury Department Will Let Employers Claim Retention Tax Credit and Provide Insurance to Furloughed Workers | Looking for a Path to Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID-19 Testing of Workers | FDA Paves Way for Home Testing of Coronavirus |
| Malaria Drug Shows No Benefit in Another COVID-19 Study | | |
| May 7, 2020 | | |
| Part 1 – Managing Risk as Employees Return to Work | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Map Shows Reopening Rules, Guidelines for Businesses | Microsoft Teams Users Targeted in Phishing Scam |
| Administration Shelves CDC Guide to Reopening Country | SBA Releases Updated Payroll Protection Program Loan Guidance | |
| May 6, 2020 | | |
| ICYMI: [Webinar] Holmes Murphy and CSDZ’s What Employers Need to Know as Employees Return to Work | Latest Sticking Point Sticking Point in COVID-19 Relief Legislation: Indemnity for Employers | Site Offers Industry-Specific Guidance for Businesses to Reopen |
| Herd Immunity or Big Second Wave? Israel Antibody Testing Hopes to Find Out | | |
| May 5, 2020 | | |
| BenefitsPro Shares Holmes Murphy and CSDZ Information on Reopening the Workplace Strategies | DOL Releases New COBRA Model Notices, FAQs for Employers | Gilead CEO Says Remdesivir Could Reach Patients Within Days |
| FDA Tightens Policy on COVID-19 Antibody Tests | Laid-Off Workers May Have to Give Up Unemployment Benefits as States Reopen | |
| May 4, 2020 | | |
| The Personal Impacts of COVID-19 | FDA Grants Emergency Authorization of Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19 | NCCI Launches Tool to Estimate COVID-19 Impact on Workers Compensation |
| Oxford Scientist Says Its Vaccine Is Making Headway, Could Show Efficacy by June | | |
| May 1, 2020 | | |
| Business Record Features Holmes Murphy and CSDZ Webinar on Reopening the Workplace Strategies | CDC Drafts Reopening Guidance for Schools, Work, Churches | Gilead Ready to Ship Over 50,000 Courses of Remdesivir |
| Apple and Google Release Test Version of Coronavirus Tracing Software | Thirty Million Have Sought U.S. Unemployment Aid Since Virus Hit | |
| April 30, 2020 | | |
| Breaking the Mental Health Stigma | The Voice Features Cal Beyer Speaking to High Risk of Suicide in Construction Industry | DOL Issues Guidance and Relief for Benefit Plans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak |
| New Coronavirus Test Offers Advantages: Just Spit and Wait | Hundreds of Millions of Coronavirus Vaccine Doses May Be Ready by January | Poll: Majority of Americans Support Another Two Weeks of Lockdown |
| Nearly a Third of American Have Put Off Healthcare During COVID-19 (Subscription) | | |
| April 29, 2020 | | |
| Why Is There Uncertainty about COVID-19 Health Insurance Coverage? | Virtual Townhall (April 28, 2020): Insurance Coverage | COVID-19 Business Interruptions Claims Procedures and Loss Documentation |
| Cal Beyer Offers Tips in Fieldwire about How to Support Your Team’s Mental Health | Cal Beyer Speaks with Construction Business Owner about Dealing with COVID-19 Stress | Business Groups Push for ACA Susidies in New Virus Relief Bills |
| Gilead Says Critical Study of COVID-19 Drug Shows Patients Are Responding to Treatment | Case Fatality Rates Rise as Coronavirus Runs Deadly Course | Coronavirus Relief Often Pays Workers More than Work (Subscription) |
| April 28, 2020 | | |
| WHO: No Evidence Yet that Former COVID-19 Patients Protected from a Second Infection | Unreliable Antibody Tests Flood the Market as FDA Waives Quality Reviews | Most States Need to Ramp Up Testing to Safely Reopen |
| Many States Fall Short of Mandate to Track Virus Exposure | Will Child Care Be There When States Reopen? | |
| April 27, 2020 | | |
| Connecting with Your Employees During and After COVID-19 | EEOC Gives Employers a Green Light to Test for COVID-19 | The Road Back to Business: 12 Steps for Companies |
| CDC Adds Six New Potential Symptoms for COVID-19 | | |
| April 24, 2020 | | |
| Trump to Sign Bill with Nearly $500B More in Virus Aid | SBA Paycheck Protection Program Guidelines Ask for Some Loans to Be Returned | |
| April 23, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Construction Risk | Can Workers Use PTO and FFCRA Leave at the Same Time? It Depends, DOL says | State Governments Face Financial Abyss with Coronavirus |
| More Death, No Benefit from Malaria Drug in VA Virus Study | What Five Coronavirus Models Say the Next Month Will Look Like | |
| April 22, 2020 | | |
| Senate Approves $484 Billion Package to Help Small Businesses and Hospitals, Expand Testing | First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Authorized for Home Sample Collection | U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top 45,000, Doubling in Little Over a Week |
| CDC Director Warns Next Wave of COVID-19 Could Be Worse | COVID-19 Economic & Benefits Uncertainty: Q and A with Beau Reid | |
| April 21, 2020 | | |
| In Fine Print, HHS Appears to Ban All Surprise Billing During the Pandemic | EEOC Weighs in on Employer Temperature Checks, Symptom Questions | Dispute Over Virus Testing Delays Deal on Aid to Small Businesses and Hospitals |
| WHO Warns Rush to Ease Virus Rules Could Cause Resurgence | Los Angeles Infections 40 Times Greater Than Known cases Antibody Tests Suggest | Will You Be Getting an Auto Premium Refund? |
| April 20, 2020 | | |
| A Look at New Guidance to States on How to Revive Economic Activity | FDA Did Not Review Many Coronavirus Antibody Tests Flooding the Market (Subscription) | Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience |
| Why We Don’t Know the True Death Rate for COVID-19 | | |
| April 17, 2020 | | |
| NIH Begins Study to Quantify Undetected Cases of Coronavirus | WHO Busts Coronavirus Myths | CDC: More Than 9,200 Healthcare Workers Have Been Infected with COVID-19 |
| How to Help Your Employees Cope with the Stress of COVID-19 | Coronavirus & Construction: How to Support Your Team’s Mental Health | |
| April 16, 2020 | | |
| Paycheck Protection Program Has Run Out of Money | Unemployment Claims Jumped by 5.25 Million Last Week, 22 Million Jobs Lost in 4 Weeks | This 3-D Simulation Shows Why Social Distancing Is So Important |
| April 15, 2020 | | |
| SBA Updates the FAQs on Paycheck Protection Program | CDC: No Drugs, Other Therapeutics Yet Approved by FDA to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 | Getting Ahead of the Next Stage of the Coronavirus Crisis |
| CDC, FEMA Have Created a Plan to Reopen America (Subscription) | Virtual Townhall: Capturing Opportunity in 2020 | Surety Guidelines to Paycheck Protection Program Loans |
| April 14, 2020 | | |
| Treasury, DOL, HHS Issue Final FAQs on FFCRA and CARES Act Implementation | Update IRS FAQ on Payroll Tax Deferrals | Survey: Most Health Insurers Won’t Raise Premiums Next Year Due to COVID-19 |
| Anitbody Tests: Your Questions Answered | VUCA: The New Acronym HR Professionals Need to Know | |
| April 13, 2020 | | |
| Fears of “Wild West” as COVID-19 Blood Tests Hit the Market | Broad Coronavirus Testing Crucial in Lifting Restrictions: U.S. Experts | Face Masks and Respirator – Mandatory or Voluntary, Know the Difference |
| April 10, 2020 | | |
| Hurry Up and Wait? Why Relief to Small Businesses Has Lagged | As Social Distancing Shows Signs of Working, What’s Next? | |
| April 9, 2020 | | |
| Update: Furloughed Staff Are NOT Counted When Determining FFCRA 500 Employee Threshold | Federal Reserve Could Pump Additional $2.3 Trillion into the Economy | CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report |
| Warm Weather May Not Curtail Coronavirus Spread | COVID-19: Making Smart Lifestyle Choices While Sheltered at Home | Virtual Townhall: COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation |
| April 8, 2020 | | |
| New Guidance Released on Paycheck Protection Program Loans | Mapping the Spread of the Coronavirus | CDC Removes Antimalarial Dosing Guidance for COVID-19 |
| COVID-19 Might Attack Heart Tissue | The Buzz: Facing Challenges and Common Claims | COVID-19: Making Smart Lifestyle Choices While Sheltered at Home |
| April 7, 2020 | | |
| Healthcare.Gov Is Open to People Who Lost Their Jobs With Exceptions | Congress, White House Reach High for Next Virus Bill | Modeling Coronavirus: “Uncertainty Is the Only Certainty” |
| April 6, 2020 | | |
| Telemedicine Regulatory Barriers Continue to Drop for COVID-19 (Subscription) | SmartDollar Financial Wellness Benefit Available at No Cost | What Can Firms Do Now in the Midst of a Pandemic? |
| COVID-19 and Cyber Risk: Tips to Prepare for Scams and Phishing | | |
| April 3, 2020 | | |
| Spanish-Language FFCRA Leave Poster Available | Health Care Service Corp. Launches Special Enrollment Period | COVID-19 Projections Assuming Full Social Distancing Through May 2020 |
| COVID-19: Using Technology for a Great Client Experience | Ali Payne Among Experts Addressing How COVID-19 Is Shaping HR Strategies | |
| April 2, 2020 | | |
| DOL Publishes Rule Implementing Coronavirus Leave Law | United Healthcare, Anthem to Waive Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Treatment | FAQs on Small Business Loans in Coronavirus Relief CARES Act |
| COVID-19 and Making Quick Decisions | | |
| April 1, 2020 | | |
| Paycheck Protection Program Overview | The Next Coronavirus Hot Spots Are in States that Aren’t Testing Enough | CDC: Chronic Illness Raises Risk of Severe COVID-19 |
| Virtual Townhall: COVID-19 and Surety Consideration | COVID-19 and Making Quick Decisions | |
| March 31, 2020 | | |
| CARES Act Expands HSA, FSA, and HRA Eligible Expenses | The Buzz: Employee Wellness and HR Challenges | |
| March 30, 2020 | | |
| FFCRA Notice Poster FAQs | Health Insurers Cigna, Humana Waive Out-of-Pocket Costs for Coronavirus Treatment | A Ray of HOPE – How COVID-19 Will Transform Healthcare |
| March 27, 2020 | | |
| Congress Passes COVID-19 Package #3: The Coverage Provisions | | |
| March 26, 2020 | | |
| Senate Passes Omnibus CARES Act | IRS Promises Full, Immediate Reimbursement for Coronavirus Leave | Cariloop Provides Their Customers with COVID-19 Specific Assistance |
| Where Can Domesitc Violence Victims Turn During COVID-19? | Video: COVID-19’s Impact on the Hospital System | Virtual Townhall: Employee Wellbeing and HR Challenges |
| March 25, 2020 | | |
| DOL Releases FAQ for FFCRA Act | Senate and White House Strike Deal for $2 Trillion Stimulus Package | White House: Anyone Who Recently Left New York Should Self-Quarantine for 14 Days |
| Understanding the Spread of COVID-19 | | |
| March 24, 2020 | | |
| DOL to Observe 30-Day “Temporary Non-Enforcement” of Coronavirus Paid Leave Law | Joyages Offers Free Two-Week COVID-19 Employee Communication Campaign | CDC Launches Coronavirus Self-Checker Website |
| Coronavirus – How the U.S. Compares | The Buzz: What Will Traditional Insurance Programs Cover? | |
| March 23, 2020 | | |
| FDA Warns New COVID-19 At-Home Testing Kits Are “Unauthorized” | Video: What to Do If You Have a Chronic Disease | Coronavirus – How the U.S. Compares |
| March 20, 2020 | | |
| Four-Tier System Implemented for Prioritizing COVID-19 Testing | Video: Dealing with Worry During COVID-19 | |
| March 19, 2020 | | |
| Trumps Signs Second Major COVID-19 Relief Package | Buoy Health Offers Free COVID-19 Screening Website | Kashable Can Help Employers Provide a Financial Safety Net for Employees |
| Video: New Ways to Access Care | Virtual Townhall: Forced Project Shutdown | What You Should Know about COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws |
| March 18, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Leaves, Furloughs and Closures | Expanded Paid Sick Leave Provisions of House-Passed Bill | Dependent Care FSA Contributions May Be Suspended |
| Video: What Should HR Do If an Employee Feels Sick | | |
| March 17, 2020 | | |
| Paid Leave in Self-Quarantine Situation | Senate to Take-Up Coronavirus Package after House Passes Revised Bill | COVID-19 Update: Keeping Our Clients Informed |
| March 16, 2020 | | |
| Flattening the Curve, Social Distancing and the New Coronavirus Vocabulary | CDC Recommends Gathering of 50+ People Be Cancelled or Postponed for 8 Weeks | If You Think You Might Have COVID-19 |
| Risk Management During a Time of Unknown | CSDZ’s Sharon Scharf Discusses Coronavirus and Actionable Steps for Businesses | Video Playlist: COVID-19 Resources |
| Risk Management During a Time of Unknown | | |
| March 13, 2020 | | |
| Managing Your Workforce During a Pandemic | How HR Leaders Are Preparing for the Coronavirus | National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Employer Resources Library |