British Study: Airborne virus can spread 6 feet within seconds through talking

Biden inauguration marks shift in scattered COVID-19 response

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates

New California Variant May Be Driving Virus Surge There, Study Suggests

In late December, scientists in California began searching coronavirus samples for a fast-spreading new variant that had just been identified in Britain.

They found it, though in relatively few samples. But in the process, the scientists made another unwelcome discovery: California had produced a variant of its own.

That mutant, which belongs to a lineage known as CAL.20C, seemed to have popped up in July but lay low till November. Then it began to quickly spread.

CAL.20C accounted for more than half of the virus genome samples collected in Los Angeles laboratories on Jan. 13, according to a new study that has not yet been published.

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FAA approves airport coronavirus screenings, paving way for first program to launch in Iowa

Biden's first executive order will require masks on federal property

WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout - document

On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus

Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced

Biden administration will join WHO-backed COVAX vaccine initiative

Trump administration leaves Biden with 'confusing' Covid-19 vaccine numbers and states in limbo

“Anytime when you have mutations that come up independently of each other in multiple places, it’s really a sign,” says Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Now scientists are scrambling to figure out if an

U.S. exceeds 400,000 coronavirus deaths

(Reuters) - The U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 400,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the country hardest hit by the pandemic struggled to meet the demand for vaccines to stem the spread of infection.

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Covid misinformation takes its toll on British doctors, teachers

LONDON — British front-line workers who were applauded on doorsteps in the early weeks of the pandemic now confront a torrent of polarization and misinformation.

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Washington state taps Starbucks for help with Covid vaccine rollout

Aiming to boost the slow pace of administering Covid-19 vaccinations, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that the state has turned to Starbucks for help streamlining logistics and setting a new goal to dole out 45,000 doses a day.

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