Trump Administration Selects Five Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates as Finalists The White House is eager to project progress, but the public-private partnership it has created still faces scientific hurdles, internal tensions and questions from Congress. The Department of Health and Human… Continue Reading →
Why Wearing a Mask Is Important When Going to Protest The current news has eclipsed it, but the COVID-19 pandemic is still an ongoing emergency. Following physical distancing guidelines and wearing a mask are essential to reduce the risk of… Continue Reading →
What’s the Risk of Catching Coronavirus From a Surface? Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. Fears about catching the coronavirus from contaminated surfaces have prompted… Continue Reading →
C.D.C. Test Counting Error Leaves Epidemiologists ‘Really Baffled’ The Centers for Disease Control has been lumping together tests for active coronavirus with tests for recovered patients, boosting testing totals but muddying the pandemic’s course. Currently, there are two main tests… Continue Reading →
Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Healthcare providers* considering testing people with possible COVID-19 should work with their local and state health departments to coordinate testing through public health laboratories, or work with commercial or clinical laboratories using viral tests… Continue Reading →