Coronavirus

It's Official: No More COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers and Contractors

The move comes just days before the end of the public health emergency for COVID, and had been expected. 

  • By Amelia Gruber

What do we Know About Long COVID?

After three years, not much is clear.

  • By Andrew Thurston, Futurity

OPM Will End Agencies’ Maximum Telework Status Next Month

The move follows White House guidance last week instructing federal agencies to reduce the use of workplace flexibilities following the end of the COVID-19 national emergency.

  • By Erich Wagner

Covid Vax Beats Infection for Revving Up Killer T Cells

A wide-ranging study finds vaccination is significantly better at building immunity to COVID-19 than by getting infected with the virus itself.

  • By Bruce Goldman, Futurity

Biden’s Plan for Ending the Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 Signals a Pivotal Point in the Pandemic—4 Questions Answered

What will the U.S. government's next steps be for COVID-19?

  • By Amy Lauren Fairchild and Marian Moser Jones, The Conversation

There are Just 7 Long COVID-19 Symptoms

Research indicates COVID-19's long symptoms are not as varied as previously thought.

  • By Eric Stann, Futurity

Parents in the US had Alarmingly High Rates of Anxiety, Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic—And That has a Direct Effect on Kids

Parents and children suffered untold mental health issues through COVID-19.

  • By Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron, The Conversation

CDC Wants Real-time Data on COVID, Flu Vaccine Effectiveness

The public health agency aims to increase its use of real-time data to track the effectiveness of respiratory vaccines and is looking for possible vendor solutions.

  • By Carten Cordell

Twitter Lifted its Ban on COVID Misinformation—Research Shows This is a Grave Risk to Public Health

Health experts have concerns.

  • By Anjana Susarla, The Conversation

VA Used COVID Relief Funds To Bolster IT and Digital Services

The VA used supplemental COVID funding from three different bills to support expanded telehealth services and remote operations during the worst of the pandemic.

  • By Edward Graham

More Republicans Died Than Democrats after COVID-19 Vaccines Came Out

The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period "is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large."

  • By Yale University, Futurity

Fauci’s Farewell: His Legacy, The New Booster and Forthcoming Congressional Oversight

Dr. Anthony Fauci gave his likely last appearance at the White House briefing on Tuesday as he prepares to leave the federal government after a more than five-decade career.

  • By Courtney Bublé

Conspiracy-Minded People Were More Likely to Hesitate on COVID Vax

New research shows that people who had a conspiracy mindset before the pandemic were more likely to believe fake info about COVID.

  • By Futurity

The Nationwide Injunction on Contractors Vaccine Mandate is Lifted, But Agencies Told Not to Enforce It – Yet

More guidance is expected from the Office of Management and Budget.

  • By Courtney Bublé
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OPM Has Authorized Another Round of Paid Leave For Feds to Get COVID-19 Boosters

As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage Americans to receive the latest COVID-19 booster, federal workers will get up to four hours of paid leave for the shot.

  • By Erich Wagner

The Pandemic Watchdog is Looking for More Time, Money and Authority

The office is floating a draft bill that would keep it open an additional five years, provide more consistent funding and expand the special IG’s jurisdiction.

  • By Courtney Bublé

CRISPR Could Make Testing for SARS-COV-2 Fast and Easy

Newer testing methods could be on the way.

  • By Mike Williams-Rice, Futurity

COVID-19 Can Cause Lasting Lung Damage—3 Ways Long COVID Patients’ Respiration Can Suffer

The coronavirus is causing problems in people that may last years.

  • By Jeffrey M. Sturek and Alexandra Kadl, The Conversation

ARPA-H: High-risk, High-reward Health Research is the Mandate of New, Billion-dollar US Agency

Inside the federal government's newest agency.

  • By Tong Sun, The Conversation

Misinformation is a Common Thread Between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS Pandemics—With Deadly Consequences

These pandemics have something in common.

  • By Cristian Apetrei, The Conversation

Government IT Networks May Not be Ready for Office Return, Survey Says

Legacy government IT systems and network infrastructure may struggle to provide the same quality as more workers return to the office.

  • By Kirsten Errick