Dr. Fauci Loses Patience During the Senate COVID Hearing

On Wednesday, top health expert and White House advisor on coronavirus Dr. Anthony Fauci rebuked Senator Rand Paul at a hearing over his comment that New York’s COVID-19 infection rate is low because the population has achieved herd immunity. Dr.…

CDC Reverses Statement on COVID-19 Airborne Transmission, Says It Was Posted in Error

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted on its website describing how the COVID-19 virus spreads, removing language about the virus’s airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier. It was the third primary revision CDC has made…

Why Can’t We Rely on Natural Immunity to COVID-19?

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted everyone’s lives, from buying groceries to our jobs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are over 30 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. As the number goes up every day, we’re left wondering:…

CDC Reverses COVID-19 Testing Guidelines for People Without Symptoms

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reverses the agency’s controversial COVID-19 guidance, which said that people who were in close contact with an infected person but did not have any symptoms did not “necessarily need a test.”…

Economic Recovery from COVID-19 Needed, But Don’t Overlook Climate Change

President Emerita Judith Rodin at the University of Pennsylvania said that the government must continue to create investments that will fight climate change alongside projects that help ease the pandemic’s effects.  Rodin exclaimed that the money used to recover the…

Political Pressure Worries Cloud Over Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Moderna is leading the way in coronavirus vaccine development; however, an investigator commented that he is worried about possible political pressures that can affect its regulatory approval.  Dr. Carlos del Rio, an investigator for the drug company’s clinical trials, said…