Health & Science

“Now more than ever, we must do all we can to stop the spread of the virus,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

Oscar had priced its shares at $39 apiece, above its target range of $36 to $38.

The University of Chicago announced the Harris School of Public Policy will honor White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci with a special award and event this week.

Dr. Mike Ryan suggested that the uptick could be because “we may be relaxing a little before we’ve got the full impact of vaccination.”

President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team is holding a news briefing Wednesday on the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden announced Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, a senior administration official said.

Figures in a research paper from Public Health England showed how vaccines can significantly reduce hospitalizations in the elderly.

The first real-world data from the U.K.’s inoculation program has given an insight into how effective vaccines have been against Covid-19.

Autoworkers in Detroit are now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine without any restrictions such as age or proof of preexisting conditions.

While daily new cases have been falling rapidly since the peak in January, the decline appears to be levelling off at a worryingly high rate of infection.

Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC there is growing evidence showing Covid vaccines cut down on person-to-person spread of the virus.

The risk of Ebola spreading to the U.S. is “extremely low,” the CDC said last week.

European officials are coming under increasing pressure to reverse restrictions on who can receive the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.

Elementary school-aged children will likely be able to receive Covid-19 vaccinations early next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted.

Complaints about the company have prompted regulators, including the Washington Department of Health, to halt distribution of the vaccines to One Medical.

Germany plans to extend its coronavirus lockdown until March 28 but will allow small private gatherings from Monday.

As the EU continues to struggle with the lethargic rollout of coronavirus vaccines across the 27 member bloc, Russia’s Covid shot is proving alluring to some.

Surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande explains why it’s “too soon” to roll back Covid restrictions, as many states ease social distancing rules.

The Food and Drug Administration could authorize Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use as early as May, the company’s CEO, Stanley Erck, told CNBC.

The CDC director said she is “really worried” about states rolling back Covid-19 restrictions as cases appear to be leveling off at a “very high number.”