Top news of the week: 14.02.2023.
Are there places you should still mask in, forever? Three experts weigh in
NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.
As the pandemic ebbs, an influential COVID tracker shuts down
After three years, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is ceasing operations. Its data dashboards and maps became go-to sources for information from the early days of the pandemic.
Bush demanded billions for AIDS in Africa at his 2003 State of the Union. It paid off.
President George W. Bush stunned the world by proposing what many thought impossible: providing wide access to HIV treatment in poor countries devastated by AIDS.
The push to streamline national public health data began long before Covid-19
In early 2020, as they tried to fight covid-19 across two rural counties in North Carolina, the staff of Granville Vance Public Health was stymied, relying on outdated technology to track a ...
Fact-checking President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
Here's a roundup of 13 statements in Biden's State of the Union that were wrong or needed context.
Maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and delta or omicron infection or hospital admission in infants: test negative design study
Objective To estimate the effectiveness of maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy against delta and omicron severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...
Renewables are on track to satiate the world's appetite for electricity
A new report suggests nuclear power and renewable energy are growing fast enough to meet demand.
Heathrow sees busiest January since start of Covid
The airport says it is "back to its best" after 5.4 million passengers passed through it last month.