Category: Washington Post

Biden officials rescind Trump’s okay for Texas’s $100 billion-plus Medicaid plan

Friday letter is seen as an effort to push Texas officials toward expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Biden administration poised to change Trump restrictions on fetal tissue research

HHS secretary says NIH will make an announcement Friday, potentially restoring research that uses cells from abortions.

Spring wave of coronavirus crashes across 38 states as hospitalizations increase

Vaccines drive down covid-19 mortality, even as the CDC reports 5,800 “breakthrough” infections in people who had received shots.

CDC vaccine advisers seek more data on rare blood clots before deciding whether to resume Johnson & Johnson shots

Federal health officials had recommended Tuesday that states pause use of the vaccine while agencies review six U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of brain blood clot among the more than 7 million people who received the shot.

Underserved communities bear brunt of paused Johnson & Johnson rollout

Clinics offering the one-shot vaccine were canceled throughout the country, affecting students, shift workers, rural residents and other hard-to-reach groups.

How one restaurant’s experiment may help diners breathe safely

Sierra Mar, a resort restaurant in Big Sur, Calif., has added new technology to reduce possible transmission of coronavirus and other of airborne pathogens.

Why Biden health officials decided to pause J&J’s coronavirus vaccine

Their goal was to protect the public and be transparent, but critics worry they overreacted and might undermine vaccine confidence.

What you should do if you’ve received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

Six women who had the vaccine suffered from cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a rare blood clot. Here’s what to know about symptoms of blood clots if you received the vaccine.

Tracking the coronavirus vaccine, state by state

How many doses of the vaccine will be available in your state?

Tracking the coronavirus vaccine, state by state

How many doses of the vaccine will be available in your state?