The 10 Biden officials to watch on the Covid-19 response
WASHINGTON — President Biden has promised to listen to the experts on Covid-19, but their…
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Biden dissolves Covid-19 panel that advised his transition
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s coronavirus advisory board is disbanding, according to two of its members….
Here’s the letter Amazon sent President Biden offering to help with Covid-19 vaccinations
Amazon has reached out to President Joe Biden to offer logistical and technical support for…
Biden, in inaugural address, pledges the U.S. ‘can overcome’ Covid-19
WASHINGTON — President Biden underscored his focus on Covid-19 on Wednesday, using key moments of…
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates
The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech appears to work just as well against a fast-spreading variant…
The 9 biggest challenges Biden will face on Covid-19, from today on
WASHINGTON — No president wants a federal emergency. No one in that role is waiting…
Small biotech launches human trials of a potential ‘backstop’ for Covid-19 vaccines
A small biotechnology firm said that it will start human testing of an experimental Covid-19…
What we now know — and don’t know — about the coronavirus variants
The coronavirus variants are, in a word, confusing. By now, you have likely heard about…
Covid-19 vaccine guidance for those who are lactating is based on faulty assumptions, experts say
Maggie Anthony didn’t have much time to deliberate before getting her Covid-19 vaccine. A labor…
Biden will mobilize FEMA, the National Guard, and pharmacies to ramp up vaccine distribution
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden’s newly released vaccine distribution plan promises to dramatically increase the number…
Former FDA chief David Kessler will help lead Operation Warp Speed for Biden
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden has tapped David Kessler, a former Food and Drug Administration chief…
Biden to request $415 billion from Congress to ramp up the country’s Covid-19 response
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden will call on Congress to approve $415 billion in emergency spending…
Vaccine registration technology is failing. Here’s how the Biden administration could fix it
The crashes of online vaccine scheduling systems have become a sad symbol of how technology…
Opinion: Businesses across the supply chain must work together to make Covid-19 vaccines
As a scientist leading a company focused on RNA, I have cheered Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna,…
Opinion: With Covid-19, ‘vaccine nationalism’ is a worrisome trend
Just after New Year’s Day, regulators in India granted authorization for restricted use to Bharat…
Amid last minute changes and funding shortfalls, Biden adviser predicts a slow start to the ‘100 million vaccines in 100 days’ goal
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is promising to administer 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
Covid-19 deaths are the highest they’ve ever been — and the more infectious variants could make things much worse
As horrific as the U.S. Covid-19 outbreak looks right now, it is almost certainly about…
Data fuel debate over whether J&J’s one-dose Covid vaccine will measure up
Johnson & Johnson published updated early data on its Covid-19 vaccine Wednesday, showing that it…
Biden’s Covid-19 team reconsiders pandemic plan in light of more infectious coronavirus variants
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden will address growing concerns about new, more transmissible coronavirus variants as…
Opinion: Keep Covid-19 vaccination decisions out of the courtroom
Given the mounting frustration over the slow pace of vaccinations, yesterday’s HHS announcement broadening the…
U.S. plan to expand access to Covid-19 vaccine likely sets up new debacles
As health authorities across the country struggle to get Covid-19 vaccination programs up and running,…
Opinion: ICE must provide Covid-19 vaccines to all detained migrants
After months of public health and political debates on vaccine prioritization for incarcerated populations, Covid-19…
STAT+: A Covid-19 vaccine maker in India stirs controversy over its clinical trial
For the second time in two weeks, patient groups in India are raising concerns about…
Opinion: States and hospitals: overhaul your vaccine plans with data before it’s too late
The first phase of the vaccine rollout, which is supposed to deliver shots to roughly…
For people with type 1 diabetes, CDC guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine priority are puzzling
Laura Woerner has diligently managed her type 1 diabetes since she was diagnosed at age…
Biden’s plan to end policy of keeping Covid vaccine doses in reserve is the first step in a difficult journey
The transition team of President-elect Joseph Biden has taken its first step to re-examine the…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine not affected by mutation seen in contagious coronavirus variant, study indicates
A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer…
Scientists are monitoring a coronavirus mutation that could affect the strength of vaccines
As scientists try to track the spread of a new, more infectious coronavirus variant around…
Operation Warp Speed’s Moncef Slaoui will stay on as a consultant for Biden
WASHINGTON — Moncef Slaoui, the controversial head of Operation Warp Speed, will serve as a…
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CDC reports more allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccines, but cases remain few
Twenty-nine people in the United States have developed anaphylaxis after being vaccinated against Covid-19 since…
Messonnier: The slow vaccine rollout should speed up ‘pretty massively’ in coming weeks
Nancy Messonnier, a top federal health official involved in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, predicted…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A (continued) conversation on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
Opinion: Decades of basic research paved the way for today’s ‘warp speed’ Covid-19 vaccines
The emergency use authorizations of mRNA vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna and the likely gradual…
Opinion: Instead of debating ‘first-shot’ vs. ‘set-aside’ vaccine approaches, hospitals’ study should compare them
The FDA authorizations of two Covid-19 vaccines so far specify two-shot regimens, spaced three weeks…
‘Still waiting for my turn’: Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout
In March, Marc Price set up a tent outside his primary care practice in Malta,…
Britain takes a gamble with Covid-19 vaccines, upping the stakes for the rest of us
In an extraordinary time, British health authorities are taking extraordinary measures to beat back Covid-19….
Five key milestones in the Covid-19 pandemic that we’re anticipating in 2021
On the first day of fall, STAT published its best guesses of 30 moments to…
STAT+: Indian regulators are pushed to release Covid-19 vaccine trial protocol
As Indian regulators consider emergency approval of a Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of…
Public health experts grow frustrated with pace of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
WASHINGTON — Some public health experts are expressing mounting frustration with the pace of the…
The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them
As Covid-19 vaccines go into broad use, some rare side effects of vaccination will almost…
Charting the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, through STAT headlines
At this point, the Covid-19 pandemic — and its impact on the world — needs…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Feds sue Walmart over opioid prescriptions; U.S. buys more Pfizer vaccine doses
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman one last time as…
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccines are safe. But let’s be clear about what ‘safe’ means
Unprecedented collaborative efforts in vaccine development have culminated in multiple vaccines being tested in advanced…
Opinion: Let the ultra-rich and influential skip the line for Covid-19 vaccines? Hear me out
It’s one thing to talk about vaccinating the majority of people living in the United…
3 lessons from Stanford’s Covid-19 vaccine algorithm debacle
Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution…
The looming questions scientists need to answer about the new variant of the coronavirus
A variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom has forced London to…
Adults over 75, frontline essential workers should be in second Covid-19 vaccine priority group, says CDC advisory panel
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that…
CDC advisory panel unanimously recommends use of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on…
Operation Warp Speed leader takes sole responsibility for Covid-19 vaccine distribution confusion
The military leader of Operation Warp Speed, Gen. Gustave Perna, said Saturday that he takes…
A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so…