It’s time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. One highlight is a new “test to treat” plan to provide free antiviral pills at pharmacies ...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration has launched a new initiative that will allow Americans to get tested for COVID-19 at a pharmacy and immediately receive free pills if they test positive. “We’re launching the “Test to Treat” initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy, and if they’re positive, receive ...

Even as cases of Covid-19 continue to fall nationwide, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the coronavirus is most likely here to stay — and that it could behave similarly to influenza. “I do anticipate that this is probably going to be a seasonal virus,” said the CDC’s director, Dr. ...

Much of the stakeholder reaction to healthcare initiatives in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday centered on the president’s repeated urging to Congress to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. “That is why my top priority is getting prices under control,” Biden said Tuesday night. “We pay more for the same ...

Federal health officials who reported that nearly half of Californians live in “high-risk” counties for COVID-19 were relying on old data, and only a small number of counties now fall into that category, according to local officials. At stake is whether counties considered high risk should keep indoor masking requirements under new guidance from the ...

As California eases some of its COVID-19 restrictions, state courts have started to move in the same direction, tightening timetables for civil trials and criminal court hearings. Judicial leaders are also considering restoring rules for in-person criminal trials, but may ask lawmakers to continue to let defendants appear remotely. After Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted most ...