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Rochelle Walensky
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, March 19, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)
September 26, 2021, 11:06 pm
CDC head acknowledges confusion over who gets COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Rochelle Walensky tells CBS that science of inoculation against coronavirus is being evaluated ‘in real time’; third dose may be recommended for entire population
By AP
A pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, at Queen Anne Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle, January 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
September 24, 2021, 8:04 am
CDC endorses COVID booster shots for older Americans, those at high-risk
US health agency’s director includes recommendation rejected by experts, for those under 65 in jobs with higher risk of exposure to get an extra vaccine dose
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and Mike Stobbe
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) talks with Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamic Ra'am party, during a special session to vote on the new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP)
September 15, 2021, 8:13 pm
Bennett makes the ‘TIME 100 most influential’ list; Mansour Abbas pens his entry
‘Someone courageous needed to make that change,’ writes Arab party leader and coalition ally, praising rightist PM for partnering with his Islamists to try to ‘unite’ Israel
By Ron Kampeas
In this July 19, 2021, file photo, shoppers wear masks inside of The Cool store in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
July 28, 2021, 1:26 am
Vaccinated people will have to wear masks indoors in high-risk areas of US
Citing new information on delta variant’s ability to spread even among fully vaccinated, CDC also recommends all children and teachers wear masks in schools
By Mike Stobbe
In this April 21, 2021, photo, a man dons protective gear before entering a room at a hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
July 22, 2021, 12:29 pm
Rare ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases among vaccinated cause alarm, confusion in US
Top health experts say evidence shows that the inoculations prevent severe disease and death, borne out by data from Britain, Israel
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
US First Lady Jill Biden encourages recently vaccinated patients to get unvaccinated friends and family to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations during a visit to a popup clinic site at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. on June 22, 2021. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
July 16, 2021, 10:52 pm
US warns COVID ‘becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated’ as case spike continues
CDC reports more than 33,000 new daily cases, bringing 7-day average up to 23,306 — a 70% rise from previous week after months of declining numbers
By AFP
A Boston Red Sox staff member disinfects the railing in front of the visitor's dugout before a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox, March 10, 2021, in Fort Myers, Florida. (AP/John Bazemore)
April 10, 2021, 11:12 pm
New CDC guidelines suggest virus transmission through surfaces negligible
US agency says risk of catching virus through touch is 1 in 10,000, but continues to recommend hand-washing and disinfecting areas where COVID cases were present
By TOI staff
In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Washington (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
February 13, 2021, 8:56 am
CDC: Classroom schooling can resume safely with masks and social distancing
US public health agency cites strong evidence in-person schooling can be safe, especially for young kids; vaccination of teachers provides ‘additional layer of protection’
By Collin Binkley and Mike Stobbe
US President-elect Joe Biden arrives to announce the members of his health team, including his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, at the Queen Theater December 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
December 9, 2020, 1:54 am
Biden vows 100 million vaccines will be given in his first 100 days in office
President-elect calls on Americans to wear masks, pledges to reopen most schools when he enters White House, as raging pandemic kills over 2,000 a day
By Jonathan Lemire and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Screen capture from video of Rochelle Walensky, chief of the infectious diseases division at Massachusetts General Hospital. (YouTube)
December 7, 2020, 11:54 am
Biden to tap Jewish doctor as Centers for Disease Control chief
Rochelle Walensky is head of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital; US president-elect to nominate California attorney general Xavier Becerra as secretary of health
By AFP and TOI staff
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