Bill Chappell

The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.

Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as “a reassuring champion of science and reason” by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

“Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent,” the medical journal’s editors say in a scathing editorial.

Both the Titans and the Minnesota Vikings – who played the Titans on Sunday — are now shutting down in-person club activities.

Quest Diagnostics accounts for roughly 30% of Florida’s total of some 4.6 million tests. The state calls the release of results from weeks or months ago an “unacceptable dump of test results.”

After the state’s testing sites close Thursday evening, they won’t reopen until at least Tuesday morning — part of the safety precautions for a likely tropical storm.

An alarming surge in coronavirus cases is forcing more states to require face coverings. Two of the worst-hit states — Florida and Arizona — still don’t have statewide mandates.

“This is what happens when people go crazy and get tested,” Ohio state Rep. Nino Vitale wrote on social media.

Restaurants, wineries, zoos and museums in the affected counties must shift their operations outdoors, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. Bars will shut down entirely.

McGill Johnson has been the group’s interim leader for almost a year, taking up the position after the abrupt removal of its former president, Leana Wen.