coronavirus

In Florida, less than one-quarter of delivered coronavirus vaccines have been used, even as older people sat in lawn chairs all night waiting for their shots. In Puerto Rico, last week’s vaccine shipments did not arrive until the workers…

A more contagious form of the coronavirus has entered the United States.In the UK, where it was first identified, the new variant became the predominant form of the coronavirus in just three months, accelerating that nation's rise and…

A case of the contagious variant of coronavirus, first discovered in the UK, was found in Colorado on Tuesday, Governor Jared Polis said. It is the first confirmed case of the variant in the United States.The variant was discovered in a…

With Covid-19 patients flocking to hospitals across the country, doctors face an impossible question. Which patients in the emergency room are more likely to get worse quickly and which are most likely to fight the virus and recover?As it…

Minks, like humans, often die from infection with the virus, and no one knows why. "This is a key thing," said Dr. Perlman. “Why do people get sick? Why do we react so differently to these viruses? “He said he had considered studying…

"Not recognized" does not mean that it does not existMany coronavirus test results already say "detected" or "not detected" as the default display, a distinction that several experts call more useful."'Not recognized' really indicates the…

Photographs and text by Adam FergusonDecember 27, 2020Gallup's hospitals are almost full. Most of the stores are empty. The unemployment rate in the county where the city is located is one and a half times the national average. Earlier…

Since the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine began last spring, optimistic announcements have been followed by threatening polls: No matter how encouraging the news, more and more people said they would refuse to get the shot.The…

CNBC's "College Voices 2020" is a series of CNBC Fall Interns from universities across the country about growing up, college education, and getting started in these extraordinary times. Colette Ngo is a senior at Chapman University who…

People traveling immediately after their vacation may face uncertainties: many private testing clinics and laboratories are closed on Christmas Day, so testing within the 72-hour window can prove difficult, especially for PCR screening that…