Coronavirus US

• COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. ‘is among the unvaccinated’, Biden says

  The rising COVID-19 numbers are being driven by large pockets of infection among the more than 90 million eligible Americans who have yet to get shots.

  Health

  Jul 16
• Over a dozen U.S. states to open up vaccines to all adults amid new COVID-19 surge

  The rapid expansion has fueled concerns that the number of eager vaccine seekers will far outstrip the available supply of shots, frustrating millions of newly eligible people.

  Health

  Mar 29
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• Trump urges supporters to get coronavirus vaccine, but adds ‘we have our freedoms’

  Trump has been urged to appeal to his supporters as polling shows about half of U.S. men who identified themselves as Republicans said they had no plans to get the vaccine.

  Health

  Mar 16
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• Biden aims for U.S. to hold July 4 gatherings as COVID-19 vaccination plan unveiled

  Biden used his first prime-time address as U.S. president Thursday night to announce his plan to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1, and make it easy to get the shot.

  World

  Mar 11
• California now has more COVID-19 deaths than any U.S. state, surpassing New York

  More than 45,000 people have died from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in California, the most populous of the 50 states and one of the hardest hit in recent months.

  Health

  Feb 10
• Black Americans behind as racial disparity widens in U.S. COVID-19 vaccine drive: analysis

  The gap is deeply troubling to some, given that COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll in severe sickness and death on Black people in the U.S.

  Data Desk

  Jan 30
• Wisconsin pharmacist to plead guilty to intentionally spoiling coronavirus vaccine

  Steven Brandenburg removed a box of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses from a refrigerator to ruin their effectiveness, the U.S. Justice Department said.

  Health

  Jan 27
• Masks, testing, distancing: Coronavirus measures now the rule in Biden’s White House

  It's a striking contrast to Donald Trump's White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 22
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• New York, Florida to punish hospitals not dispensing coronavirus vaccines quickly enough

  New York's governor said hospitals will face fines for slow vaccine roll-outs, while Florida vowed to move doses away from hospitals that don't dispense doses quickly enough.

  World

  Jan 4
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• As U.S. hits 20 million coronavirus cases, lawmakers call for action on vaccine plan

  U.S. Senator Mitt Romney is urging the Trump administration to immediately enlist veterinarians, combat medics and others in an all-out national vaccination campaign.

  Health

  Jan 2