The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the U.S. response to long COVID, which includes trials that have already been launched
Biden Names Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Be New CDC Director
Mandy Cohen, M.D., comes with credentials that should help her lead the beleaguered agency, criticized for its response to the pandemic
Biden Signs Bill to End National COVID-19 Emergency
President Joe Biden signed a Republican-backed bill that ends the national COVID-19 emergency a month earlier than planned
Biden to Lift COVID-19 Emergencies in May
After that, COVID-19 would be treated as an endemic threat managed by more typical public health authorities
U.S. to Release Flu Meds From National Stockpile to Ease Shortages
Decision comes as the nation suffers from an unusually early and hard flu season, with about 9,300 deaths so far
Biden Administration Will Stop Sending Out Free COVID-19 Tests on Friday
Move comes as the stockpile of test kits is shrinking and fewer Americans are testing for COVID-19
Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
Tests, vaccines, and treatments would be provided through the regular health care system
CDC Set to Ease COVID-19 Guidance, Including for Schools
Re-emphasis will be put on building ventilation to stop the spread of many respiratory illnesses
New U.S. Monkeypox Coordinator Named
News comes as California and Illinois declare public health emergencies
San Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
Declaring emergency will expand testing and vaccines and apply pressure to the federal government to take the outbreak more seriously