Here’s what you need to know: A 24-hour vaccination event just outside New Orleans. States are shifting resources to vaccinations, reducing the ability to test.Credit…Gerald Herbert/Associated Press Declines in coronavirus testing in many states in the South and the Great Plains are making it harder to know just how widely the virus may be spreading … Read more
A healthcare professional administers a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Dublin, Ireland on March 20. Paul Faith / AFP / Getty Images In real-world conditions, the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines offer highly effective protection, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When fully vaccinated, the … Read more
COVID-19 vaccination records have become a practical reality in the United States. As USA Today reports, New York State has introduced an Excelsior digital passport that residents can use to prove they’ve been vaccinated or recently tested negative for infection. You can use your phone’s virtual wallet (on Android or iOS) or a printout to … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Luis Arellano receiving his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine inside JBS USA’s beef plant in Greeley, Colo., this month.Credit…Pool photo by Alex McIntyre Employees at food processing facilities, which had some of the country’s largest known coronavirus outbreaks early in the pandemic, are now eligible for vaccines in … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A Covid-19 vaccination clinic in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.Credit…Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press, via Associated Press The nation has hit a precarious point in the pandemic, as coronavirus cases — significantly down since peaks in January — have plateaued this month to about 55,000 new cases a day, a … Read more
[See our complete guide to March Madness.] For the NCAA, the easy part – putting a bracket and crowning Baylor, Gonzaga, Illinois, and Michigan as the number 1 for the Division I men’s basketball tournament starting this week – ended Sunday night. Now the association is facing a week-long test of its choice to play … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: California announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions that will allow venues like Dodger Stadium, currently a mass vaccination site, to open with a limited number of fans in April.Credit…Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images States have continued steadily lifting restrictions, despite warnings from top federal health officials like Dr. … Read more
A security flaw A website operated by the Indian government in West Bengal published the laboratory results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, but probably also of millions who took a COVID-19 test. The website is part of the West Bengal government’s mass coronavirus testing program. Once there is a COVID-19 test result, … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A doctor receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a government hospital in Klerksdorp, South Africa last week.Credit…Shiraaz Mohamed/Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of a third effective vaccine … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Empty vials of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a hospital in South Africa.Credit…Phill Magakoe/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was endorsed on Friday by a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration, clearing the last hurdle before a formal authorization expected on … Read more