Five states broke records for the average number of daily new Covid cases over the weekend as the delta variant strains hospital systems across the U.S. and forces many states to reinstate public health restrictions. Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi all reached new peaks in their seven-day average of new cases per day as…

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is leaving a status hearing on her upcoming fraud trial. SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Elizabeth Holmes ‘attorneys on Monday demanded that they question jurors about bias and exposure to Holmes’ “profession and notoriety” when the jury selection begins in their criminal fraud trial later this month. “If there are instances…

Walgreens health professional Luis S. Solano prepares a dose of Pfizer BioNTec’s vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on February 22, 2021 at the Victor Walchirk Apartments in Evanston, Illinois. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that they had provided the Food and Drug Administration with early-stage clinical trial data as part of…

On this illustration from 19. Given Ruvic | Reuters The risk of developing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection with the Delta variant after being fully vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine may be much lower than that, according to a new study from the Mayo Clinic awaiting a full review Risk to those who received the Pfizer…

Xavier Becerra, the Health and Human Services (HHS) candidate, attends his Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 24, 2021. Michael Reynolds | Swimming pool | Reuters The Department of Health and Human Services is ordering Covid-19 vaccine syringes for the agency’s 25,000-plus employees, making it the latest government agency to…

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems, a highly anticipated move intended to shield some of the most vulnerable Americans from the highly contagious delta variant. “Today’s action allows doctors to boost immunity in certain immunocompromised individuals who need extra protection from COVID-19,” acting FDA Commissioner…

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures slightly higher after S&P 500, Dow close at records Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images Stock futures were slightly higher Friday, one day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at…

SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci on Friday urged the American company to show “real leadership” with Covid vaccinations as the country battles a spate of infections linked to the highly contagious Delta variant. “This is a personal security and freedom problem. You know, I have the freedom to move my arm, but I don’t have the…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday that he expected the coronavirus to become an endemic virus in the US and other western countries after the recent surge in Delta variant infections settled. “We are going from a pandemic to a more endemic virus, at least here in the United States and probably in other…

A prisoner from the Bolivar County Correctional Facility receives a Covid-19 vaccination that was released on Jan. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Friday pleaded with residents to get vaccinated as the state scrambles to hire hundreds of temporary doctors, nurses and rescue workers. He has also requested ventilators from the…