Thomas Frieden
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, Program Director of Family Medicine Residency at Boston Medical Center, Thursday, June 3, 2021. States, such as Massachusetts, with high vaccination rates are reporting plunging COVID-19 cases, multiple days without deaths and health care workers who've gone weeks without treating a patient. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
New England's success against COVID-19 could be a model

By Philip Marcelo Jun. 05, 2021 07:48 AM EDT

Syringes with doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, are shown next to vaccination cards, Saturday, March 13, 2021, on the first day of operations at a mass vaccination site at the Lumen Field Events Center in Seattle, which adjoins the field where the NFL football Seattle Seahawks and the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders play their games. The site, which is the largest civilian-run vaccination site in the country, will operate only a few days a week until city and county officials can get more doses of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
'I don’t need the vaccine': GOP worries threaten virus fight

By Jill Colvin And Heather Hollingsworth Mar. 16, 2021 12:04 AM EDT

People sit in chairs in an observation area, Saturday, March 13, 2021, after getting shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of operations at a mass vaccination site at the Lumen Field Events Center in Seattle, which adjoins the field where the NFL football Seattle Seahawks and the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders play their games. The site, which is the largest civilian-run vaccination site in the country, will operate only a few days a week until city and county officials can get more doses of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
'I don’t need the vaccine': GOP worries threaten virus fight

By Jill Colvin And Heather Hollingsworth Mar. 15, 2021 07:13 PM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Mar. 03, 2021 06:06 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:15 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 17 The Greenwood Commonwealth on the...

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 file photo, Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate speaks during a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga. Black clergy leaders, including the Rev. Warnock, are joining forces with the United Way of New York City for a new initiative designed to combat the coronavirus’ outsized toll on Black Americans through testing, contact tracing and treatment management. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Black clergy, United Way to launch anti-coronavirus effort

By Elana Schor Nov. 22, 2020 09:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, a healthcare worker sits at the entrance to a free COVID-19 testing site at Minute Maid Park in Houston. U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close contact with infected people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
New federal virus testing advice sparks criticism, confusion

By Mike Stobbe Aug. 26, 2020 12:42 PM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus crisis, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Health officials are quitting or getting fired amid outbreak

By Michelle R. Smith And Lauren Weber Aug. 10, 2020 12:50 PM EDT

Recently filled graves are seen in the Olifantsveil Cemetery outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020. The frequency of burials in South Africa has significantly increased during the coronavirus pandemic, as the country became one of the top five worst-hit nation. New infection numbers around the world are a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more

By Cara Anna Aug. 06, 2020 04:55 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: A more measured Trump doesn't mean accurate

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Jul. 27, 2020 01:01 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, in the Blue Room of the White House, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FACT CHECK: A more measured Trump doesn't mean accurate

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Jul. 25, 2020 09:38 AM EDT

Samples are cataloged at a mobile Coronavirus testing site at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Los Angeles. California's confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 409,000, surpassing New York for most in the nation. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M

By Matthew Perrone, Tammy Webber And Matt Sedensky Jul. 22, 2020 11:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 6, 2020, file photo, a medical student reaches for some gloves while working inside the Coronavirus Unit in a Houston hospital. Hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will now be collected by a private technology firm, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a move the Trump administration says will speed up reporting but one that concerns some public health leaders. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries

By Mike Stobbe And Bernard Condon Jul. 15, 2020 07:00 PM EDT

In this undated photo provided by Zahrah Wattier, Wattier, back left, a high school teacher, poses for a photo with her husband, her 4-year-old and 2-year-old twins in Galveston, Texas. As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. Her district had been considering options many others are reviewing: in-person education, full-time online teaching and a hybrid mix. (Courtesy of Zahrah Wattier via AP)
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

By Lindsey Tanner Jul. 12, 2020 10:07 AM EDT

This Tuesday, March 24, 2020, photo provided by Jennifer Gottschalk shows her getting tested for COVID-19 in a Toledo, Ohio, hospital. As the environmental health supervisor for the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, she fielded calls about COVID-19 cases from a hospital bed while fighting the disease herself. She then worked throughout her home isolation, stopping only when her coughing was too severe to talk. (Jennifer Gottschalk via AP)
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

By Lauren Weber, Laura Ungar, Michelle R. Smith, Hannah Recht And Anna Maria Barry-Jester Jul. 01, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2020, file photo, health investigator Mackenzie Bray adjusts her mask at the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City. Contact tracers around Utah’s capital of Salt Lake City have seen caseloads double and cooperation wane since government leaders reopened the economy, Bray said. (AP Phoo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Tracking coronavirus cases proves difficult amid new surge

By Tammy Webber, Brady Mccombs And John Mone Jun. 29, 2020 11:29 AM EDT

Dr. Amer Sattar, who worked in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic that began in 2014 and spread through West Africa ultimately killing more than 11,000 people over two years, speaks during an interview at his office in Conakry, Guinea on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Sattar says the 2020 coronavirus crisis is a chance for international donors and governments alike to invest in the long term “so that we’re ready for the next pandemic.” (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah)
Scarce medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for life

By Lori Hinnant, Carley Petesch And Boubacar Diallo Jun. 24, 2020 04:42 AM EDT

Medical workers offload cylinders of oxygen at the Donka public hospital where coronavirus patients are treated in Conakry, Guinea, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Before the coronavirus crisis, the hospital in the capital was going through 20 oxygen cylinders a day. By May, the hospital was at 40 a day and rising, according to Dr. Billy Sivahera of the aid group Alliance for International Medical Action. Oxygen is the the facility's fastest-growing expense, and the daily deliveries of cylinders are taking their toll on budgets. (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah)
Scarce medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for life

By Lori Hinnant, Carley Petesch And Boubacar Diallo Jun. 24, 2020 03:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 30, 2020, photo, protesters jump on a flipped vehicle, in Salt Lake City. Protests in Salt Lake City that drew several thousand people are a setback for contact tracers already struggling to contain the spread of the coronavirus, said Tair Kiphibane, infectious disease bureau manager for the Salt Lake County Health Department. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 01, 2020 01:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. As President Donald Trump tries to moves on from the coronavirus, Congress is rushing to fill the void and prepare the country for the long fight ahead. “This is going to be on us,” said Sherrill, D-N.J. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
As Trump pulls back from virus, Congress races to fill void

By Lisa Mascaro May. 10, 2020 08:44 AM EDT