Now in the majority, House Republicans are eager to scrutinize the Biden administration’s Covid policies and the origins of the virus, as a hearing on Wednesday demonstrated. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The acting director of the National Institutes of Health pushed back...
After Half a Century, Fauci Prepares for Life After Government
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, whose last day as a federal employee is Saturday, plans to write a memoir and wants to encourage people to go into public service. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The walls in Dr. Anthony S. Fauci’s home office are adorned with...
Monkeypox Vaccine Plan Prods Cities and States to Adopt New Dosing Regimen
The Biden administration will distribute monkeypox vaccine to jurisdictions that adopt a new protocol using one-fifth the regular dose. Critics called the plan “unscientific.” By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Sharon Otterman and Apoorva Mandavilli The White House, under...
Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights
Moderna’s patent application names several employees as the sole inventors of a crucial component of its coronavirus vaccine, excluding three government scientists. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Moderna and the National Institutes of Health are...
How Outrage Over Vaccine Mandates Became a Mainstream G.O.P. Stance
Resistance to vaccine mandates, once a fringe position, has entered the Republican mainstream. But the governors fighting President Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine requirements impose mandates of their own. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Like other Republican governors around the...
Americans Suffer Pandemic Whiplash as Leaders Struggle With Changing Virus
An evolving virus and 18 months of ever-changing pandemic messaging have left Americans angry, exhausted and skeptical of public health advice. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear A week of public health reversals from the White House and the Centers for...
The Delta variant makes up an estimated 83 percent of U.S. cases, the C.D.C. director says.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The highly infectious Delta variant now accounts for an estimated 83 percent of new coronavirus cases in the United States — a “dramatic increase” from early July, when it crossed the 50 percent threshold to become the dominant variant in this...
U.S. Officials Press Pfizer for More Evidence of Need for Booster Shot
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg After meeting with company representatives, officials said the decision would depend partly on data on infections in vaccinated people that cause serious disease or hospitalization. Representatives of Pfizer met privately with senior U.S....