COVID-19 & Health News

US: AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Info In Vaccine Trial

Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included β€œoutdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials said early Tuesday.

CDC Changes School Guidance, Allowing Desks To Be Closer

Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines.

Financial Incentive For More Medicaid Draws Mixed Reaction

A financial carrot for North Carolina to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands low-income adults is raising already elevated hopes among Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and allies that the General Assembly will finally adopt it this year.

Biden Says U.S. To Hit 100 Million Virus Shots On Friday

With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, officials announced on Thursday the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico.

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