Health & Safety

Attorney General Merrick Garland, pictured on March 11, said Friday the Justice Department will continue its effort to deter and punish coronavirus-related fraud.

DOJ Has Charged Nearly 500 With COVID-Related Fraud In The Past Year

4:27pm March 26, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

A year after the first major coronavirus relief package passed, the Justice Department has charged defendants over exploiting loan and unemployment programs as well as with fraud targeting consumers.

Officials said Friday that as the country's vaccination rollout picks up speed, most U.S. states are on track to open eligibility to all adults by May 1 or sooner.

Nearly Half Of States Will Make All Adults COVID-19 Vaccine Eligible By April 15

4:18pm March 26, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Officials said Friday that 46 states and Washington, D.C., have announced plans to expand eligibility to all adults by President Biden's May 1 deadline, with many set to do so in the coming weeks.

Health & Safety

Majority Of Guilford, Forsyth County Jail Inmates Are Declining To Be Vaccinated

3:26pm March 26, 2021

by April Laissle

The majority of inmates at detention centers in Guilford and Forsyth Counties are refusing to be vaccinated.

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

3:04pm March 26, 2021

by Joanne Lu

The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.

Vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego in December. Mexicans have gone to California, Florida and other states seeking vaccines as their country has struggled to roll them out.

Some Mexicans Travel To U.S. For COVID Vaccines As Their Country's Rollout Stumbles

2:34pm March 26, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Some Mexicans with family ties or dual citizenship in the U.S., or who can afford the airfare, head north of the border to get vaccinated faster than the months of waiting for one back home.

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Free Doughnut Promo For Those Vaccinated Sparks Twitter Debate

12:44pm March 26, 2021

by Keri Brown

The relatively empty flights of past months are filling up as more people get vaccinated — and make summer plans. Are there still risks to weigh?

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix

12:18pm March 26, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Airports are getting busier, but the CDC hasn't issued new guidelines for vaccinated folks. What's a wannabe traveler to do? And is it OK to get a vaccine if you just got tattooed? Or have no spleen?

President Biden has vowed to overturn some Trump health policies but hasn't yet attempted to use a powerful tool to do so, the Congressional Review Act.

How Biden Could Quickly Undo Trump Era Health Policies

11:53am March 26, 2021

by Julie Rovner

With control of Congress, Democrats could quickly overturn some Trump administration health regulations by using the Congressional Review Act. So why aren't they moving to do so?

Salem College Receives $5M Gift Toward Health Leadership Transition

10:31am March 26, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Salem College has received a $5 million gift toward its transition to a Health Leadership curriculum. This is the largest donation in the school's 250-year history.

Rising Coronavirus Numbers In Some States Spark Fear Of Third Wave

5:33am March 26, 2021

by Rob Stein

COVID-19 infections are rising in the Midwest and Northeast, and hospitalizations have started climbing in at least a dozen states, fueling fears of another surge linked to Easter and spring break.

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