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Mike Stobbe
December 22, 2020, 6:02 pm
US records deadliest year in its history with over 3 million deaths
15% increase is largest single-year percentage leap since 1918, when tens of thousands of US soldiers died in World War I and hundreds of thousands died in flu pandemic
By
Mike Stobbe
December 13, 2020, 7:53 pm
First shots shipped out in US, kicking off largest vaccination drive in history
Trucks leave Pfizer’s Michigan factories, with first 3 million vaccines bound for health care workers, nursing homes
By
MATTHEW PERRONE
,
Mike Stobbe
and
MORRY GASH
December 13, 2020, 2:53 am
US states to start getting COVID-19 vaccines Monday, after shot approved
3 million doses will initially be shipped out for health care workers and nursing home residents as America’s massive inoculation campaign kicks off
By
MATTHEW PERRONE
,
Mike Stobbe
and
MARK SCOLFORO
September 22, 2020, 6:38 am
CDC changes and then retracts information on how virus spreads
Agency adds warning that virus can hang in the air and spread over an extended distance, but later says it was a mistake
By
Mike Stobbe
September 17, 2020, 2:19 pm
Countering experts, Trump insists virus vaccine could be ready next month
US president says director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ‘confused’ for projecting spring 2021 as time when coronavirus will be available for all
By
MATTHEW PERRONE
,
Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
and
Mike Stobbe
August 24, 2020, 1:23 am
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
Order will make it easier for some patients to obtain the treatment, but evidence has been inconclusive as to how it works or how best to administer it
By
Jonathan Lemire
and
Mike Stobbe
July 31, 2020, 5:01 am
Experts see coronavirus numbers in US leveling off, but worries remain
Health professionals say epicenter has shifted from Sun Belt to Midwest and warn a third wave of the virus is likely, with doctors still unsure how virus moves
By
Mike Stobbe
and
NICKY FORSTER
July 12, 2020, 6:43 pm
US coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
New data shows 7-day rolling average for daily reported deaths has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664; researchers expect trend to continue for several weeks
By
Mike Stobbe
and
NICKY FORSTER
July 2, 2020, 12:31 am
Health experts find little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US
Researchers believe that if the mass demonstrations following the death of George Floyd had a big impact on cases, stronger signs would be apparent by now
By
Mike Stobbe
and
NICKY FORSTER
June 26, 2020, 1:14 am
US officials update virus risk groups, add pregnant women
CDC says pregnancy leads to higher hospitalization rate for coronavirus, but not linked to increased chance of death
By
Mike Stobbe
June 12, 2020, 11:03 pm
CDC posts long-awaited guidance for minimizing everyday coronavirus risk
Tips from US health officials addressing what to do if you can’t stay home include: Take stairs, not elevator; use hand sanitizer after the ATM, and no elbow bumps at gym
By
Mike Stobbe
June 11, 2020, 11:11 pm
Alarming rise in US virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
In some cases, increased testing appears to be cause for uptick in confirmed cases; others tied to lifting of stay-at-home orders
By
Mike Stobbe
May 18, 2020, 4:58 am
US and European leaders weigh the risks of reopening without a vaccine
Health experts caution world could be years away from widespread vaccinations; while Trump beams optimism, British and Italian PMs issue dire forecasts
By
ELANA SCHOR
,
Mike Stobbe
and
Michael Kunzelman
May 7, 2020, 8:05 pm
Trump administration shelves detailed CDC guide to reopening the US
White House move, confirmed by several sources, continues trend of it minimizing role of the country’s top health body in dealing with coronavirus crisis
By
JASON DEAREN
and
Mike Stobbe
May 6, 2020, 6:26 am
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
New confirmed infections per day exceed 20,000, and deaths per day are well over 1,000; experts concerned about Florida and Texas, where cases have been rising steadily
By
NICKY FORSTER
,
Carla K. Johnson
and
Mike Stobbe
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