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Pregnant, breastfeeding women in UK can receive vaccine

Pregnant and breastfeeding women can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in the United Kingdom, the country's health agency announced Wednesday as part of an updated clinical guidance.

December 30, 2020

Paper checks of $600 stimulus payments to be mailed out starting Wednesday

Paper checks for the second round of coronavirus economic relief payments will start being mailed out Wednesday, the Treasury Department said.

December 30, 2020

More than 2 million U.S. kids have been infected with COVID-19

More than 2 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19, an uptick of a million cases from last month, according to two pediatrics groups.

December 30, 2020

East Coast to get snow, heavy rain, strong winds for Christmas

Forecasters on Thursday warned of a powerful storm that will affect the eastern region of the U.S. into the Christmas holiday, bringing snow, heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts, along with severe thunderstorms in the South.

December 24, 2020

Telemedicine use up during COVID-19 pandemic

More than four times as many physicians are using telemedicine to care for patients now than before the pandemic, according to a survey.

December 23, 2020

Pregnant women with COVID-19 in the 3rd trimester unlikely to pass the infection to newborns: Study

Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, government researchers found.

December 23, 2020

NIH researchers isolate llama antibodies that could prevent COVID-19

Federal researchers on Tuesday said they have successfully isolated antibodies, or "nanobodies," from a llama that show promise in combating COVID-19.

December 22, 2020

Maryland setting aside 2,300 COVID-19 vaccine doses for NIH workers

Maryland officials on Tuesday said the state is providing 2,300 doses from its initial allotment of the Moderna vaccine to health care workers at the National Institutes of Health as the federal agency kicked off its vaccination efforts against COVID-19.

December 22, 2020

U.S. records highest number of drug overdose deaths during a yearlong period

The U.S. has recorded its highest number of drug overdose deaths during a yearlong period, according to public health officials, as the country struggles to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic that has upended millions of people's lives.

December 18, 2020

One fifth of global population won’t have access to vaccine until 2022: study

Even as countries have started rolling out coronavirus vaccines, at least a fifth of the world's population will not have access to the drugs until 2022, a new study concludes.

December 17, 2020

Bad Axe Throwing offers coronavirus stress outlet

Feeling stressed over the pandemic? Looking for an outlet while guaranteeing social distance? Try throwing an ax.

December 17, 2020

FDA authorizes first over-the-counter, fully at-home coronavirus diagnostic test

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first over-the-counter, fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19.

December 15, 2020

Six hospitals in D.C. to receive first COVID-19 vaccines this week

Howard University Hospital and the George Washington University Hospital were the first in the District to receive the drugmaker Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Monday, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said four other health care sites will get shipments this week.

December 15, 2020

New COVID-19 measures in P.G. County begin Wednesday

New coronavirus restrictions on indoor and outdoor dining, casinos and retail stores in Prince George's County will go into effect Wednesday evening through mid-January.

December 15, 2020

D.C. fire and EMS staff to receive city’s first COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday

Howard University Hospital and the George Washington University Hospital were the first in the District to receive the drugmaker Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Monday, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said four other health care sites will get shipments this week.

December 14, 2020