Vaccine deliveries to U.S. states are contingent on the Food and Drug Administration authorizing pediatric doses, a step that could occur as soon as next week.
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Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
An abrupt change in C.D.C. guidance underscores a little-known phenomenon: On occasion, monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosols, similar to the coronavirus.
Pete Buttigieg Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Mr. Buttigieg, who a White House spokesman said was not considered a close contact of President Biden, is at least the fifth cabinet secretary to test positive in about the last month.
21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness.
U.S. Birthrate Ticks Up 1 Percent, Halting a Steady Decline
Data from the federal government showed last year’s increase was the first since 2014 and followed a sharp drop in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Omicron Subvariant BA.2.12.1 Becomes Dominant in U.S. Virus Cases
The development comes as the United States recently began averaging more than 100,000 new confirmed cases per day again, according to a New York Times database, for the first time since February.
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries.
The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?
The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.
What Is Monkeypox?
There have been dozens of cases reported in recent weeks among populations not typically vulnerable to the disease.
Biden Orders Federal Flags to Fly at Half-Staff as U.S. Covid Toll Nears One Million
The president says in a formal statement that the United States must ‘remain vigilant’ against a virus that has ‘forever changed’ the country.