By STEPHANIE EBBS and ANNE FLAHERTY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized use of a third COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., declaring the Johnson & Johnson vaccine safe and effective in adults 18 and older."The authorization of this vaccine expands the availability of vaccines, the…
By ANNE FLAHERTY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- At the White House COVID response team briefing Friday, top U.S. health officials warned that recent progress in declining case numbers appears to have stalled and that restrictions shouldn’t be eased until the U.S. baseline is much lower.Numbers have fallen precipitously since early…
By ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As the U.S. continues to celebrate Black History Month, Black medical workers are shining a spotlight on the lack of diversity in their profession.A biennial study conducted in 2018 by the Association of American Medical Colleges found that only 5% of…
By NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A girl who's been hospitalized for most of her life is inspiring millions with her contagious spirit.Isabella Thompson, 7, was born with hirschsprung's disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and a form of dwarfism. Bella has had 21 surgeries, including a bone marrow transplant, and is on…
By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas will deploy more than 1,100 National Guardsmen to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors in rural and isolated areas."We are announcing today a statewide program to save our seniors," Gov. Greg Abbott said in a press conference Thursday.The "Save Our Seniors"…
By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Health care provider One Medical has been cut off from the vaccine rollout in five California counties after ineligible patients jumped the line to get the coveted shot.Vaccine allocations were stopped in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin and Alameda counties for…
By DR. RAEHANNAH JAMSHIDI, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Though Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House chief medical adviser, predicted a COVID-19 vaccine may not be available for high schoolers until the fall and for younger kids until early next year, scientists and vaccine makers say studies are moving as…
By DR. STEPHANIE WIDMER, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of the pandemic, toxicologists across the country have reported an uptick in poisonings as more people have begun trying at-home coronavirus remedies -- to both prevent catching the virus and to attempt to cure it.It's been months since…
By MEREDITH DELISO and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Nearly 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Massachusetts were snatched up in 90 minutes Thursday morning, as residents were told they could be waiting hours, or even days, to schedule one of the limited slots.Massachusetts releases appointments every Thursday for…
By ARIELLE MITROPOULUS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Although the pace of the coronavirus vaccine rollout seems to be picking up across the country, many Americans have been left frustrated by their inability to secure an appointment. With limited vaccine supplies, and very high demand, state-run websites have been overwhelmed,…
