Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A vaccine before the US election? Depends on science—or politics

A COVID-19 vaccine by election day in the US? Experts worry that, facing an uphill battle for reelection, President Donald Trump could press for one to be approved before the November 3 vote, but also before tests prove it ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US 'wasted' months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic

After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 contacts should be tested, regardless of symptoms: WHO

People exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus should be tested whether they show symptoms or not, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after US health authorities said they were not needed.

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