Coronavirus FAQ: I'm vaccinated. Is it OK to sing into a karaoke mic again? During the pandemic, karaoke has been kayoed due to fears of viral spread. If you've got a song in your heart and a vaccine in your arm, is it safe to pick up a karaoke mic in public? Vicky Hallett
United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal. Jonathan Franklin
FDA advisers recommend Moderna booster shot for at-risk adults The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory committee met Thursday to consider whether a Moderna booster shot is safe and helpful in the country's fight against COVID-19. Pien Huang
Experts recommend that FDA should authorize Moderna COVID vaccine booster The recommendation applies to people 65 years and older, those 18 to 64 who are high risk of severe COVID and those whose work or institutional exposure puts them at high COVID risk. Scott Hensley
Federal judge rejects a government bid to delay Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement Judge Colleen McMahon was expected to halt work on the controversial settlement that would give immunity from opioid lawsuits to the Sackler family. Instead she allowed work on the plan to go ahead. Brian Mann
Covid infections down among children in King County since school started Covid infection rates haven’t increased for kids in King County since they went back to school. In fact, transmission among youth has gone down since the return to physical classrooms. Liz Brazile
WHO's new team will investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic The World Health Organization is setting up a new committee to investigate the origins of the current pandemic and potential outbreaks in the future. Jason Beaubien
Task force says most people should not take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack A medical task force is changing its guidance on the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. It says older Americans without heart disease should not start taking daily low dose aspirin. Will Stone
FDA analysis of J&J COVID vaccine booster sets the stage for public hearing Johnson & Johnson has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a booster for people 18 and older six months after initial immunization, with an option to vaccinate after two months. Scott Hensley
WHO launches a new group to study the origins of the coronavirus The World Health Organization advisory group will include scientists from the U.S., China and two dozen other countries and will study various hypotheses, including the possibility of a lab leak. Scott Neuman
