[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A key advisory group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets Monday to consider booster coverage of Covid-19 vaccines for all eligible Americans. The CDC Advisory Committee on…

A nurse works in a COVID-19 patient’s room during a tour of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Oklahoma City, August 24, 2021. Nick Oxford | Reuters The risk of rare blood clotting is significantly higher as a result of catching Covid-19, than it is…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise ahead of Fed Chairman Powell’s speech A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, USA on Monday, August 23, 2021. Michael Nagel | Bloomberg | Getty Images 2.…

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel told CNBC on Friday that he felt it was important that people, especially in schools, continue to wear face covers until a larger percentage of the US population has received a Covid vaccine. In an interview with the Squawk Box, the former Obama administration’s health advisor said he did not advocate “permanent…

Children participate in an activity in class at the Xavier Academy on August 23, 2021 in Houston, Texas. In-person classroom teaching is resuming, and schools in the Houston area are requiring masking requirements that meet CDC guidelines. Brandon Bell | Getty Images CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday that recently reopened schools already struggling…

In a bomb reveal just days before her criminal fraud trial, Elizabeth Holmes’ defense attorneys allege she suffered a “decades-long campaign of psychological abuse” from her former friend and business partner, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. “Balwani’s control included monitoring her calls, texts and emails, physical violence such as throwing hard, sharp objects, restricting her sleep, monitoring…

The power of messenger RNA is obvious now, as vaccines from Moderna, BioNTech and Pfizer have blunted the force of the coronavirus in communities with access and high uptake. But in early 2020, as a mysterious and dangerous new pathogen spread in Wuhan, China, it was anything from a safe bet as the basis for…

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former chief executive officer of Theranos, Center, leaves the U.S. Federal Court in San Jose, California on May 6, 2021. Nina Riggio | Bloomberg | Getty Images He was the father of newborn twins who wanted to make a difference in the healthcare sector. Now that Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal fraud trial…

To mandate, or not to mandate? That’s the question facing down restaurant owners and operators during one of the most challenging hiring environments in decades. The Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, opening the door for workplaces to opt to require workers to have the shot. But between enhanced…

A woman reacts when she is vaccinated against Covid-19 with a dose of the Covishield vaccine on August 12, 2021 at a vaccination center in Mumbai. PUNIT PARANJPE | AFP | Getty Images The global economy will lose trillions of GDP due to late vaccination deadlines, with developing countries bearing the most losses due to…