Researchers are still trying to determine what role vaccinated carriers may have played in the Massachusetts cases identified by the CDC.
The agency says it found high viral loads in vaccinated people infected by the coronavirus, but the significance of those results is unclear.
The administration’s public pressure campaign against COVID-19 "misinformation" cannot be reconciled with its avowed respect for freedom of expression.
Speech is protected by the First Amendment even when it discourages vaccination.
Requiring inoculated people to wear masks does not seem like a sensible or effective response, and it could deter vaccination.
It could, if it actually had the vast public health powers that the Biden administration claims it does.
We can thank judges who were prepared to enforce constitutional limits on public health powers.
Los Angeles County is nevertheless aping the WHO by recommending universal masking "to be extra safe."
Brett Kavanaugh, who provided a crucial fifth vote, said he agrees that the CDC does not have the authority to override rental contracts.
The agency’s legal defense of its eviction moratorium implies that it has vast powers to order Americans around.
We don't know if COVID-19 escaped from a lab or not. The Chinese government apparently wants to keep it that way.
An argument for humility in the face of pandemic forecasting unknown unknowns
Daily U.S. COVID-19 deaths are approaching the influenza average.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the dangers of letting governors unilaterally, dramatically, and indefinitely magnify their own powers.
The resolution is part of a broader movement to rein in executive power during emergencies.
The COVID-19 adviser's unsatisfying explanation of his conversion feeds skepticism about the value of a sensible precaution.
The agency's rule, which it recently extended until mid-September, makes no sense as a safety measure.
A co-author of the article that Rochelle Walensky cited says outdoor settings probably account for "substantially less than 1 percent" of infections.
Critics said Gov. Greg Abbott's decision was "extraordinarily dangerous" and reflected "Neanderthal thinking."
The paper gives short shrift to evidence that vaccines nearly eliminate the risk of infection.
The agency continues a pattern of arbitrary, dubious, and ever-changing recommendations.
The CDC's recommendations have never been purely a matter of science.
Suspicions about a lab leak will continue so long as Chinese officials keep acting like they have something to hide.
Rochelle Walensky's gloss is puzzling in light of the evidence presented in the systematic review on which she relied.
Circumstantial evidence that it may have is mounting.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims to be enforcing a law that prohibits "false or misleading representations."
The upsides and the possible downsides of transmissible vaccines .
The emphasis on a goal that may be impossible to reach reduces the incentive to get vaccinated.
The researchers highlight the danger posed by tiny, well-circulated respiratory droplets.
The crackdown on pain medication made drug use more dangerous and did nothing to address the factors driving "deaths of despair."
Cases are rising mainly in states with stricter disease control policies.
The Supreme Court reaffirms that COVID-19 regulations must comply with the First Amendment.
The majority reminds the 9th Circuit that the First Amendment puts limits on COVID-19 policies.
This is no time to undermine intellectual property rights for vaccine makers.
The president's unilateral restrictions are legally dubious and unlikely to "save lives."
The Washington Post nevertheless blames "a broad loosening of public health measures."
The increase in the estimated infection fatality rate is especially large for the oldest age group.
"I do not believe that this assessment was extensive enough."
A rough and optimistic projection for the pandemic ending sooner rather than later.
"The benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine...outweigh the risks of side effects."
The comparison poses a puzzle for people who believe lockdowns were crucial in controlling the pandemic.
Research in Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. has found dramatic reductions in asymptomatic infections.
Greg Abbott's fear is hard to take seriously, but it jibes with hoary stereotypes about immigrants.
The governor's new policy represents a pretty modest shift from the existing rules.
The national eviction moratorium and Arizona’s business restrictions were based on dubious assertions of authority.
Adding a third vaccine could get America back to something resembling normal by this spring.
Wondering what "95 percent efficacy" means? I've got some good news for you.
The same is true of Texas and California, which suggests that legal restrictions are not as important as politicians imagine.
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