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Share The parking lot at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles serves as a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine site open into the night. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images How soon will COVID-19 vaccines return life to normal? Feb. 16, 2021 , 5:45 PM SAN DIEGO—Twenty days into the new year, cars were entering a parking lot bumper-to-bumper in the shadow of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Arms waving, attendants directed the cars into three lines, which split into four more, and yelled as though the first pitch had already been thrown. “I’m going to load you up, I’m s...

As more Covid-19 vaccines become available in the U.S., it is getting tougher to run large clinical trials to test a new vaccine's ability to prevent disease because people are less willing to take a placebo--forcing drugmakers and researchers to look for workarounds as they vet the next generation of shots and test new uses for authorized ones.

Need further assistance? Please call Member Services at 1-800-333-0663 Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Americans Communities are taking steps to remove obstacles, including distrust of the medical system and unequal access to healthcare By Brian Vines  SHARES

By ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- When Rev. Miniard Culpepper, the senior pastor of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Boston, rolled up his sleeve last month alongside several other faith leaders, he wanted to "be a role model" and encourage people in his majority-Black community to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Due to a combination of historically rooted mistrust of the medical system, vaccine hesitancy and often, a lack of access, many Black Americans, who have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, are being vaccinated at rates concerningly lower than white Americ...

Shed the pandemic pounds ... and the stupor As vaccines roll out and the crisis ebbs, get more sleep, eat mostly plants, keep moving and stay connected January 22, 2021 • By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service Give your body a disease-busting boost of cruciferous vegetables. Brassicas like kale, cauliflower, bok choy, rutabaga, arugula, turnip and Brussels sprouts are heavy hitters, packed with nutrition and chemopreventive. Fred Hutch file photo Join Dr. Heather Greenlee a virtual researcher roundtable Fred Hutch experts will shar...