Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was politicized, and alleged that the federal government had lied to the American public about the effectiveness of vaccines and masks.…
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In order to expand testing access and help stop the spread of the omicron variant, the Biden administration announced this week that it would begin distributing millions of COVID-19 tests and masks to Americans for free. Infectious disease epidemiologist Jessica…
The Omicron coronavirus variant has the world on edge. At least 70 countries and territories have imposed travel restrictions on African countries since South Africa alerted the world to the variant. Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Céline Gounder was…
The first COVID-19 vaccines represent an incredible record-breaking achievement in vaccine development. Not only were the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines created in record time, they also harness a never-before-used technology: immunization through mRNA. But how do these vaccines protect us…
The number of people experiencing “long COVID” is unknown, but experts estimate that millions of Americans could be affected. Could an out-of-order immune system be to blame for lingering symptoms? PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced by: Emily Zendt Production Assistance: Christina Monnen…
