Federal officials have said the U.S. will need to vaccinate roughly 80 percent of the population to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen along with needles, bandages, swabs and alcohol prep pads at The Seattle Indian Health Board. | Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesThe federal government is in talks with Moderna about giving half the recommended dose of the company’s Covid-19 shot to speed up immunization efforts, the head of the Trump administration’s vaccine rollout said on Sunday.Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Moncef Slaoui said there is...…Federal officials have said the U.S. will need to vaccinate roughly 80 percent of the population to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen along with needles, bandages, swabs and alcohol prep pads at The Seattle Indian Health Board. | Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesThe federal government is in talks with Moderna about giving half the recommended dose of the company’s Covid-19 shot to speed up immunization efforts, the head of the Trump administration’s vaccine rollout said on Sunday.Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Moncef Slaoui said there is...WW…

Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.Medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio. | Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden, long viewed as a drug policy hawk during his four decades in the Senate, is signaling a different approach to confronting a still-raging drug addiction epidemic made worse by the pandemic.Biden, who has stocked his team with addiction experts with extensive backgrounds in public...…Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.Medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio. | Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoPresident-elect Joe Biden, long viewed as a drug policy hawk during his four decades in the Senate, is signaling a different approach to confronting a still-raging drug addiction epidemic made worse by the pandemic.Biden, who has stocked his team with addiction experts with extensive backgrounds in public...WW…

It’s the latest inaccurate claim from the administration on the severity of the pandemic.The White House is shown. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoThe White House’s science policy office on Tuesday ranked “ending the Covid-19 pandemic” atop the list of President Donald Trump’s top first-term accomplishments, even as the country registers record amounts of infections and hospitals fill up again.The list, included in a from the Office of Science and Technology Policy credits the administration for taking “decisive actions to engage scientists and health professionals in academia, industry, and...…It’s the latest inaccurate claim from the administration on the severity of the pandemic.The White House is shown. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoThe White House’s science policy office on Tuesday ranked “ending the Covid-19 pandemic” atop the list of President Donald Trump’s top first-term accomplishments, even as the country registers record amounts of infections and hospitals fill up again.The list, included in a from the Office of Science and Technology Policy credits the administration for taking “decisive actions to engage scientists and health professionals in academia, industry, and...WW…

Documents show funding for a host of health programs is at risk under the president’s order targeting liberal strongholds.President Donald Trump returns to the White House after multiple campaign stops over the weekend. | Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesThe White House is considering slashing millions of dollars for coronavirus relief, HIV treatment, screenings for newborns and other programs in Democratic-led cities that President Donald Trump has deemed “anarchist jurisdictions,” according to documents obtained by POLITICO.New York, Portland, Ore., Washington, D.C., and Seattle could...…Documents show funding for a host of health programs is at risk under the president’s order targeting liberal strongholds.President Donald Trump returns to the White House after multiple campaign stops over the weekend. | Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesThe White House is considering slashing millions of dollars for coronavirus relief, HIV treatment, screenings for newborns and other programs in Democratic-led cities that President Donald Trump has deemed “anarchist jurisdictions,” according to documents obtained by POLITICO.New York, Portland, Ore., Washington, D.C., and Seattle could...WW…

The agency's unusual reversal comes as the country prepares for flu season and cooler weather that will likely drive many people to spend more time indoors.People dine al fresco on July 21 in New York City. | Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesThe CDC has reversed its stance on whether the coronavirus is airborne, days after it warned that the virus spreads most commonly through the air and is more contagious than the agency had previously suggested.Language explaining that the virus is airborne, published Friday, was a “draft version” posted to the agency’s website in error, according to a note...…The agency's unusual reversal comes as the country prepares for flu season and cooler weather that will likely drive many people to spend more time indoors.People dine al fresco on July 21 in New York City. | Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesThe CDC has reversed its stance on whether the coronavirus is airborne, days after it warned that the virus spreads most commonly through the air and is more contagious than the agency had previously suggested.Language explaining that the virus is airborne, published Friday, was a “draft version” posted to the agency’s website in error, according to a note...WW…