Birx had earlier gone viral for her uncomfortable reaction to Trump's claims that ultraviolet rays could be used to treat Covid-19

Three years in, experts are finally beginning to understand what long-term effects of the virus are, say the world is in 'deep trouble'

United Airlines said that it had to 'cancel some flights' as the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, has been having negative impacts on the flight crew and staff

A number of medical journal articles have found that teen girls were watching TikTok videos of people who claimed to have Tourette Syndrome

Joan Barrows received both shots of the Moderna vaccine, and still succumbed to Covid-19, that doesn't mean everyone is in danger

A vaccine passport system could be a hard sell in the US, where the pandemic has exposed drastic political divides over coronavirus mitigation strategies

Pregnant women who were reluctant said they had concerns about exposing their baby to possible harmful side effects, the vaccine being rushed for political reasons and lack of safety and data

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have shown higher efficacy rates as compared to Johnson & Johnson but experts have advised against direct comparison and say all three provide strong protection 

The shift may be a sign that new, highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus are beginning to take hold, according to public health experts

61% also believe that students falling behind academically should be a top consideration in school reopening

According to the team, this discovery also highlights the need for a concerted national surveillance program to track and contain the spread of novel coronavirus variants

‘As far as I know, China has never asked US diplomats in China to conduct anal swab tests,’ said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian 

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is 85% effective at preventing severe cases of coronavirus, reveals analysis

9 Covid-19 transmission clusters found in US schools involved less than ideal physical distancing, and 5 involved inadequate mask use by students

He said mixed signals from the White House under the Trump administration were not helpful in the fight against coronavirus

According to researchers, each facility outside of New York City and its suburbs that accepted coronavirus patients averaged 9.33 additional deaths than those that did not

Like the UK and Brazilian variants, preliminary data suggests this variant may spread more easily and quickly than other variants, noted the CDC

A resident of Twin Cities metro area, the person with the Brazil coronavirus variant recently returned to Minnesota after having traveled to Brazil

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says that efforts to accelerate vaccination may be hindered by supply constraints

This will impact the entry of non-US citizens from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and 26 countries in Europe where new and more contagious coronavirus strains have emerged

Black and Hispanic adults, as well as low-income households, are among the groups least likely to say they have enough information

The national strategy includes restoring public trust as well as increasing supplies of PPE, testing materials and vaccines through the Defense Production Act

The B.1.1.7 lineage is a rapidly spreading variant that carries a larger than usual number of genetic changes with 10 mutations located in the spike protein

Researchers found that clusters of the B.1.1.7 variant had emerged in California by November 6 and by November 23 in Florida

Researchers are yet to determine whether the local variant is more deadly than current forms of the coronavirus

According to public health officials, it is too soon to know if this Covid-19 variant will spread more rapidly than others 

Titled Fact Sheet: Activity at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the document claims the Chinese Communist Party systematically prevented a thorough investigation

Estimated reductions for the Black and Latino populations are 3 to 4 times that for Whites

This variant has acquired three other gene mutations, which were not previously seen together in the novel coronavirus

A Stanford University analysis shows in 17 of the campuses monitored, outbreaks translated directly into peaks of infection within their home counties

Fatigue or muscle weakness is the most common symptom, with sleep difficulties and anxiety or depression also frequently reported

It is believed the gorillas may have been infected by a staff member who did not have symptoms of the virus

About a third or 35% of Americans living in rural areas say they probably or definitely would not get a Covid-19 shot, compared to about a quarter of suburban (27%) and urban residents (26%)

'This fall/winter surge has been at nearly twice the rate of rise of cases as the spring/ summer surges. This acceleration suggests there may be a US variant,' the WH task force document said

The rate of such reactions for coronavirus vaccine is 11.1 cases per million doses given, while it is 1.3 per million for flu vaccines

New York has become the fourth state to identify the highly-contagious UK Covid-19 strain and this variant was found in a man in his 60s with no travel history

On May 15, he was named chief advisor of Operation Warp Speed, which is designed to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of coronavirus vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics

British health secretary Matt Hancock says the South African strain is 'yet more transmissible and appears to have mutated further' than the variant that was discovered in the UK

Mother-to-child transfer of anti-coronavirus antibodies through the placenta was significantly lower as compared to the transfer of anti-influenza antibodies

The likelihood of testing individuals before they board a plane to the US is under active consideration

Between March-August, 22% of Americans in the 18 to 49 age group were admitted to the ICU, 10% required mechanical ventilation and three patients died

First responders, those who work in the education sector, food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections workers, US postal service, public transit and grocery store workers are in line

US officials have said that between the two vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna, there will be enough doses to immunize 20 million Americans by the end of December 2020

Long-term exposure to cadmium, even at low levels, may undermine the body’s defense system in the lungs, explain scientists

Preliminary evidence also suggests that the vaccine candidate may prevent some asymptomatic cases

There is currently no evidence that the coronavirus is circulating or has been established in wild populations surrounding the infected mink farms

Experts say there is currently no evidence to suggest that the variant is more likely to cause serious disease. 'This kind of evolution and mutations are quite common.'

She said, 'I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe. We’re in a pandemic and so we all need to do our part to put an end to the pandemic and to not give up so soon'

Initial doses will be limited and the CDC recommends that healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents get the vaccine first

While Massachusetts accounted for most early spread related to the conference, Florida accounted for the greatest proportion of cases overall