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An Egyptian fruit bat hangs upside down in its cage, in Winsted, Conn, July 29, 2003. The World Health Organization said Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Twin Marburg virus outbreaks in Africa have global community on guard against further spread

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden’s Christmas crisis: 2021 ends with 400K more COVID-19 deaths

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The marquee of the New Amsterdam theater appears in New York, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. The hit Broadway show "Aladdin" was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened, a worrying sign for Broadway. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Rising reports of ‘breakthrough infections’ fuel vaccine skeptics, scramble reopening plans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

$In this April 21, 2021, file photo, a registered dons protective gear before entering a room at a hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. In 2021, U.S. hospitalizations and deaths are nearly all among the unvaccinated, and real-world data from Britain and Israel support that protection against the worst cases remains strong. What scientists call breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated make up a small fraction of cases. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **$

Odds of a ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 infection worsen with delta variant

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A medical worker administers a shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a man at Belgrade Fair makeshift vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Serbia has started administering a third, or booster, dose of four different vaccines, including Sinopharm, Pfizer, Sputnik and AstraZeneca, to people who previously were vaccinated at least 6 months ago. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Biden team to roll out vaccine booster plan ‘very shortly’

By Shen Wu Tan and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2021, photo, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas. Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Nearly two-thirds of Republicans oppose Biden’s door-to-door vaccine push: Poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 1, 2020 file photo, Charles Perez wears a protective face mask and gloves as he waits on tables at the Morada Bay Beach Cafe in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, during the new coronavirus pandemic. Repealing statewide mask mandates and criticizing the Biden administration’s unemployment-based formula for distributing billions in federal aid has put Republican governors and their approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic back in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

d FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, members of the Miami of Ohio team hold the champion trophy after the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game against Central Michigan in Detroit. The Mid-American Conference announced Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, that it will have a 6-game football season, meaning all 10 major conferences will play this fall. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2020, file photo, Boston Red Sox players sit apart for social distancing during baseball practice at Fenway Park in Boston. Public health experts have mixed feelings about baseball’s hopes to open its season July 23. There is optimism because of the nature of the sport itself, which produces less on-field risk than basketball, football or hockey. Then again, players and their families face a daunting task staying safe away from the ballpark, especially with teams traveling to and from hard-hit regions including Florida and Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Health experts optimistic for Major League Baseball’s start, but travel a concern

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2020, file photo, Boston Red Sox players sit apart for social distancing during baseball practice at Fenway Park in Boston. Public health experts have mixed feelings about baseball’s hopes to open its season July 23. There is optimism because of the nature of the sport itself, which produces less on-field risk than basketball, football or hockey. Then again, players and their families face a daunting task staying safe away from the ballpark, especially with teams traveling to and from hard-hit regions including Florida and Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Play ball? Experts send mixed signals on MLB 60-game season

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

In this April 20, 2020, file photo, resident physician Leslie Bottrell stands outside a room at an Intensive Care Unit as a nurse suctions the lungs of a COVID-19 patient at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. A U.S. government report says death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report Monday, June 15 highlights the dangers posed by these conditions. They include heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung ailments, such as asthma or emphysema. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) **FILE**

Physicians warn of coronavirus’ lingering effects

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Police officers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of new coronavirus stand guard outside of Hankou train station ahead of the resumption of train services in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. After 11 weeks of lockdown, the first train departed Wednesday morning from a re-opened Wuhan, the origin point for the coronavirus pandemic, as residents once again were allowed to travel in and out of the sprawling central Chinese city. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Coronavirus crackdowns around the world make U.S. rules look lenient

By Lauren Toms, Lauren Meier and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addresses the media during a press conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 on the situation regarding to the new coronavirus. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

New coronavirus concerns in S. Korea, Japan as Chinese cases ebb

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant against the new coronavirus in front of a church in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of the new virus spike. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

Daegu, South Korea declared coronavirus ‘special management zone’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times