Coronavirus

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said his agency would be willing to grant emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine before clinical trials are completed.

Scientists are reporting that the antibodies people make to fight the new coronavirus do not fade quickly.

Social media users falsely claimed that the CDC had “quietly” decreased the U.S. death toll to 9,210.

The potential vaccine was invented by the University of Oxford and an associated company, Vaccitech. Meanwhile, a U.S. advisory panel is suggesting a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine does prove safe and effective.

Hawaii officials announced the implementation of a mandatory health questionnaire that also requests travel information for all visitors to the island amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they’re wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber.

A woman from the Dominican Republic crafted a new face mask that gives easy access to beer and other alcoholic beverages.

Since April, the Lakeland-based supermarket chain says it has purchased over 11 million pounds of fruits and vegetables, as well as over 500,000 gallons of milk, from farmers across the Sunshine State and the southeast.

A data-driven report from the National Confectioners Association shows that demand for chocolate has surpassed demand observed in the candy market.

Walmart has praised several employees for their “patience and professionalism” when dealing with an irate, mask-eschewing customer in Anchorage, Alaska.

No. Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the lack of research on whether they keep an infected person from spreading viral droplets to others.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.