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Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured lawmakers Friday.
U.S. labs buckle amid coronavirus testing surge; world virus cases top 15 million
Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response.
U.S. revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revoking its emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don鈥檛 work and could...
Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out
Months into the coronavirus outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the...
White House confident in coronavirus test despite false negatives
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday the White House still has confidence in a rapid COVID-19 test it has been using despite new data suggesting the test...
Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds
As more states begin to relax their coronavirus lockdowns, most are falling short of the minimum levels of testing suggested by the federal government and recommended by a variety of...
Testing blunders crippled U.S. response as coronavirus spread
A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread...
U.S. labs await virus-testing kits promised by Trump administration
Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about...
Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavors
U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices.
Trump administration will propose banning flavors used in e-cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping.