University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice, the vaccine, delivered through a fingertip-sized patch, produces antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 at quantities thought to…

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some taxpayers…

How It Spreads What is the source of the virus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people, and others, such as canine and feline coronaviruses, only infect animals. Rarely, animal coronaviruses that infect animals have…

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State with Hugh Hewitt QUESTION: First, bravo to the men and women of State around the world holding the line in some countries where the virus is on a rampage, not blinking. It’s like your…

The U. S. Department of State announced a series of rewards for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Venezuelan nationals for whom the Department of Justice unsealed indictments today for their roles in international narcotics trafficking: Nicolás Maduro…

by Jennifer Leach Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Lt's dizzying, the amount of information out there about the Coronavirus. You’re dealing with story after story online and through social media, television, radio, and in newspapers and…

One of nation’s largest health system-run diagnostic labs now able to process hundreds of tests daily LAKE SUCCESS, NY — Northwell Health Labs today began semi-automated testing for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Through an emergency use…

Background CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in more than 100 locations internationally, including in the United States. The…

By C. Todd Lopez, Defense.gov WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is doing better today than it was four years ago based on several metrics, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said. "We are in a very different place than we…

The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) jointly conducted Project Python, a DEA-led interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This marks the successful conclusion of six…

Fugitive Sought A federal jury sitting in Houston, Texas, found a pharmacist guilty Tuesday of charges related to health care fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. After a six-day trial, George Phillip Tompkins, 75, of Houston, Texas, was convicted on…

Coronavirus Disease 2019 There is an ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness that originated in Wuhan, China caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). There are a number of cases globally including the United States. On February 26th, the CDC…