Covid

BioNTech's chief medical officer told CNBC on Wednesday that people will likely need a third shot of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine to lower immunity to the virus. This is in line with previous comments from Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.Dr.…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at how our journalism comes together.In the first few months of the pandemic, blocks of data in some U.S. communities suggested that the coronavirus…

The past year has destroyed independent restaurants across the country and brought a reality to their doors: many were not prepared for a digital world.Unlike other small retailers, restaurateurs could keep the technology down, with simple…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky says ahead of a House Select subcommittee hearing on "Reaching the Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Science-Driven Approach to Ending the Pandemic Quickly and Safely" at…

China's CanSino Biologics will begin clinical trials next week for a Covid-19 vaccine administered by inhalation, the company's co-founder and chief executive officer Xuefeng Yu told CNBC on Sunday.The effectiveness rates for China's Covid…

Dr. Jerry Abraham, director of Kedren Vaccines, right, gives Jose Guzman-Wug, 16, a COVID-19 shot while his mother, Adriana Wug, watches at Kedren Health in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, April 15, 2021.Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, testifies on April 15, 2021 at the House Select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington.Susan Walsh | Pool |…

However, symptoms such as fatigue are often not recognized as being associated with myocarditis. And Dr. McManus suspects that the fatigue that sometimes follows a battle with Covid-19 could be caused by this heart problem."We view…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday that the US is unlikely to eradicate Covid as it would with other diseases like polio and smallpox unless Americans change their attitudes about vaccination significantly."It is possible. We do not…

Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Sea cruise ship berths in Port Miami on March 2, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesIn a meeting with the White House's Covid Response Team and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the…