By Sheila Kaplan
The C.D.C. director wanted a “no sail” order extended until February, a policy that would have upset the tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida.
Published: September 29, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
Tips for dodging the virus as Americans retreat from colder weather: Open the windows, buy an air filter — and forget the UV lights.
Published: September 26, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Maria Cramer
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said the unusual case highlighted the risk of consuming too much glycyrrhizic acid, which is found in black licorice.
Published: September 25, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Pam Belluck
Doctors are seeing a huge increase in patients who have been shedding abnormal amounts of hair, and they believe it is related to stress associated with the coronavirus.
Published: September 23, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Carl Zimmer
Unlike some of its competitors, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine does not need to be frozen and may require just one shot instead of two.
Published: September 22, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Denise Grady, Katherine J. Wu and Sharon LaFraniere
Experts are concerned that the company has not been more forthcoming about two participants who became seriously ill after getting its experimental vaccine.
Published: September 18, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Sheila Kaplan
Experts said the memo would make it more difficult for the F.D.A. to issue new rules, but it’s unclear how it would affect the vetting of coronavirus vaccines.
Published: September 18, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
The agency now says anyone exposed to an infected person for more than 15 minutes needs a test. An earlier guideline saying it might not be necessary had shocked public health experts.
Published: September 17, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Katie Thomas and Jesse Drucker
Despite the president’s repeated claims that a vaccine will be available in October, scientists, companies and federal officials all say that most people won’t get one until well into next year.
Published: September 16, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Denise Grady and Katie Thomas
The companies hope to earn the trust of the public and of scientists who have clamored for details of the studies.
Published: September 16, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
A controversial guideline saying people without Covid-19 symptoms didn’t need to get tested for the virus came from H.H.S. officials and skipped the C.D.C.’s scientific review process.
Published: September 16, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Gina Kolata
A so-called monoclonal antibody lowered levels of the coronavirus and prevented hospitalizations. The research has not yet been vetted by independent experts.
Published: September 15, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
Fever checks are becoming de rigueur in many workplaces and restaurants, even though federal health officials say they are of limited value.
Published: September 12, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Matt Richtel
Our reporter, a San Francisco resident, describes family life amid a pandemic and a natural disaster.
Published: September 11, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Kenneth Chang
An unexpected upswing in positive tests at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign showed how even the most comprehensive approaches to limiting the virus’s spread can break down.
Published: September 9, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
It’s not just the lungs — the pathogen may enter brain cells, causing symptoms like delirium and confusion, scientists reported.
Published: September 8, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Katherine J. Wu and Katie Thomas
The company halted late-stage trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of a serious suspected adverse reaction in a participant.
Published: September 7, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Katherine J. Wu
Scientists float a provocative — and unproven — idea: that masks expose the wearer to just enough of the virus to spark a protective immune response.
Published: September 7, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Emma Goldberg
“It makes you depressed, anxious that it’s never going to go away.”
Published: September 6, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Katherine J. Wu
Researchers are starting to home in on the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus, and suffering its worst effects.
Published: September 3, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Sheila Kaplan, Katherine J. Wu and Katie Thomas
As President Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios to state public health officials for an unidentified Vaccine A and Vaccine B.
Published: September 1, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
One-third of passengers aboard a bus were infected by a fellow passenger, scientists reported.
Published: August 31, 2020 at 08:00PM
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