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.
Scott Price, head of international operations for UPS, talked to Cheddar about the delivery giant's capacity for distributing COVID vaccines globally.
The impact of Texas' governor repealing many of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions is beginning to take shape.
Thomas Edison’s most prolific invention is arguably not the lightbulb we all know him for, but the lab in Menlo Park New Jersey that he used to create it.
Mitch Jackson, chief sustainability officer for FedEx, spoke to Cheddar about the delivery giant's $2 billion plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.
SpaceX's futuristic Starship has exploded after what looked to be a successful touchdown.
President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated.
Texas is lifting a COVID-19 mask mandate that was imposed last summer but has only been lightly enforced. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement Tuesday makes Texas the largest state to do away with a face covering order.
Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly.
The slaughter of nearly 900 cattle that have been stuck on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean for two months has been postponed until Thursday.
Susan Lucas Collins, global head of healthcare services at cloud communications company Twilio, talked to Cheddar about providing tools necessary to help smooth out the somewhat chaotic vaccine rollout in the United States.
