Health Care

The first two vaccines against the novel coronavirus could be available to Americans before Christmas, Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday, after Moderna Inc became the second vaccine maker likely to receive U.S. emergency authorization.

Moderna is asking the Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval of its coronavirus vaccine, the Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech firm announced Monday.

Nearly one-third of small businesses in New York and New Jersey have closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to TrackTheRecovery.org.

Health officials face an uphill battle to convince and educate Americans on the safety of the coronavirus vaccines.

Moderna's experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

Hospitalizations nationally have nearly doubled in November, setting a record Nov. 10, and every day since.

Cyberattacks against health bodies, vaccine scientists and drugmakers have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

GoodRx Co-CEO Doug Hirsch told the Claman Countdown that he believes Amazon's move could ultimately allow more consumers to get cheaper prescriptions by mail.

The U.S. government is ready to distribute a much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine to the American people, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Tuesday on “Making Money with Charles Payne.”

Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company.

Ford has ordered 12 freezers to store coronavirus vaccines for its employees once it is available.

The striking workers said Infinity discontinued pandemic pay for employees at the end of July and pays workers base wages well below those of other nursing homes in the Chicago area, despite receiving $12.7 million in COVID-19 funding through the federal coronavirus rescue package.

COVID-19 vaccine trials have shown promising results on adults thus far, but testing on children is just getting started. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday called on New York and other states to accept a COVID-19 vaccine once it’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration, noting that he “doesn’t agree” that an individual review by states is necessary.

The family of a Publix employee who died from coronavirus complications in April is suing the Lakeland-based grocery giant over allegations that his request to wear a mask was denied, and that its failure to keep workers safe led to the 70-year-old’s illness and death.

The results bode well for the near-term availability of a third vaccine to battle Covid-19, after a shot created by Moderna Inc. and one made jointly by Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s BioNTech SE were found to be more than 90% effective in their own late-stage trials.

Moderna has said its experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

The company said it expects to have does of REGEN-COV2 treatment ready for about 80,000 patients by the end of this month

The billionaire Walton family that controls Walmart is among a group of investors backing a startup aiming to design at-home Covid-19 tests.

From single-table igloos to communal tents, restaurants are counting on an array of outdoor structures to keep customers coming through the winter as the coronavirus pandemic continues.