US says it won’t join global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine...
Health experts decry Trump’s shunning of virus rules
WASHINGTON — Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump's largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn,...
What virus? At GOP’s convention, pandemic is largely ignored
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a scene from a bygone era: Vice President Mike Pence shaking hands with and fist-bumping audience members who had...
Chinese envoy says Australia betrayed China for US on virus
CANBERRA, Australia — A senior Chinese diplomat likened Australia’s call for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic to the betrayal of Roman dictator Julius...
Officials change virus testing advice, bewildering experts
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White House task force that run...
FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus
WASHINGTON — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits...
UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental
LONDON — The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an...
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he called “a breakthrough,” one...
PNG demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners
CANBERRA, Australia — Papua New Guinea blocked the arrival of a flight carrying workers from China after a Chinese mine operator said its employees...
New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday chose to delay New Zealand's national elections by four weeks as the country deals...