Rachel Levine is one of the few transgender Americans serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide

Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself, threatening to undo the progress made so far to control the pandemic

Per capita, Israel state has inoculated 10 times more of its population than the US, but its mushrooming new outbreak is worse than America's, and most everybody else's

Fauci says there is 'glimmer of hope' and possibility of hitting target of 100 million shots in first 100 days of Biden administration, notes current 'glitches' in distribution

Jewish state is beating its inoculation goals, while Centers for Disease Control fails to get anywhere close to 20 million target of Trump administration

'He can come down the chimney, he can leave the presents ... you have nothing to worry about,' top US expert says, describing quick trip to the North Pole

Leading US infectious disease expert says he likes his dish with apple sauce or sour cream

Duo beat out Trump 'for showing forces of empathy are greater than furies of division'; Anthony Fauci and healthcare workers named 'Guardians of the Year'

US president-elect calls on Americans to wear masks, pledges to reopen most of nation's schools after entering White House, as raging pandemic kills over 2,000 a day

FDA vaccine advisors to meet December 10 to discuss approval; Germany's Merkel expresses concern that poorer nations will not have access to vaccines