Health officials say the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge and accounts for an estimated 83% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.
That’s a dramatic increase from the week of July 3, when the variant accounted for about 50% of genetically sequenced coronavirus cases.
“The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday.
The delta variant is a mutated coronavirus that spreads more easily than other versions. It was first detected in India but now has been identified around the world.
Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, announced updated results Thursday from their ongoing late-stage study of more than 44,000 volunteers.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12.
The four civilian SpaceX crewmembers joined Cheddar to talk about the historic flight to take place this September.
Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic CEO, spoke to Cheddar about the latest shiny space vehicle from the company and the future of commercial space travel.
A billionaire's private SpaceX flight has filled its two remaining seats with two longtime space fans.
Five thousand music lovers attended a rock concert in Barcelona after passing a same-day COVID-19 screening.
President Joe Biden and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky are making impassioned pleas to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19.
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”
President Joe Biden is leaving the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda past Republican opposition.
Posting that photo of yourself next to your vaccination card on social media could potentially make you a target for people trying to steal your personal information.
