US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Covid-19 vaccine no 'walk in the park'

Covid-19 vaccine no 'walk in the park'

The whole point of vaccination is to cause an immune response in the body and that can sometimes cause flu-like symptoms such as body aches, or even fever and a headache

However, the US Food and Drug Administration has said vaccines must demonstrate at least 50% efficacy Representational Photo: BSS/AFP

Covid-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December

The lengthened Star Breeze cruise ship in the drydock at Italy's Fincantieri Shipyard. Last year, 2020 was predicted to start a decade of boom for cruise ships prompting expansion in ship sizes, as well as, new ship numbers. But, the novel coronavirus has upended all the plans. Photo: Collected

US raises warning on cruise line travel to very high risk for coronavirus

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

US is 'not out of the woods' yet: CDC director

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

US CDC has developed a single test that will check for coronavirus and both strains of the flu

Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Project Syndicate

Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won't wear one

FILE PHOTO: People coming from the Hubei province wait at a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC2JRE950YUT/File Photo

US axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

Steps to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 if you are sick

Steps to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 if you are sick

A man wearing protective mask is seen in silhouette as he looks at an information board at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, after Malaysia’s government closed its borders due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Sepang, Malaysia March 18, 2020. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng

How to protect yourself from coronavirus

Passengers arrive at LAX from Shanghai, China, after a positive case of the coronavirus was announced in the Orange County suburb of Los Angeles, California, US, January 26, 2020/ Reuters

San Francisco declares state emergency over coronavirus