Dan Diamond

Rahul Gupta, a primary-care doctor who previously served as West Virginia’s health commissioner, would be the first physician to serve as drug czar if confirmed.

The highly transmissible variant remains the “greatest threat” to the U.S. coronavirus response, officials warn.

Houston Methodist was one of the nation’s first health systems to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate.

The United States will miss President Biden’s original goal of getting at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine to 70 percent of adults by July 4, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients conceded on Tuesday.

At one point, the president mused about repatriating infected Americans in Asia to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

Stephen Hahn is said to be close to taking a role at Flagship Pioneering, which launched Moderna a decade ago and made billions from its coronavirus vaccine.

As the president seeks to restore America’s luster abroad, he faces multiple diplomatic challenges at his first foreign meeting

The money is intended to be used to acquire vaccines for more than 50 million people, boost the continent’s vaccine manufacturing and strengthen public health institutions.

The ‘last mile’ of delivering coronavirus shots has become a marathon, with health officials showing up at stores, parks and factories, rather than waiting for people to come to them.

While scores of colleges and a handful of travel companies have made the shots compulsory, others hold back, fearing a backlash and lawsuits.