These 10 charts show you vaccination and virus trends in our state and nation
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The pet shop employee tested positive for the delta variant on Monday, and several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the store tested positive as well.
The Postal Service, already strained from omicron absences, says it's prepared to deliver. Here's the latest on getting your free COVID-19 test kits.
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“We have been at this for two years, we were the first to give vaccines to the masses, we have done more than 300,000 and we are not even at 50% pathetic,” the email read.
Parenting in the days of omicron is an awkward soup of fear, determination and gratitude for those doing the hard work of keeping schools working.
A California proposal would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents' consent, the youngest age of any state.
A U.S. judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the federal government from enforcing President Biden's federal worker vaccine mandate.
Food banks across the U.S. are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts.
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As the free N95 masks begin to become available in parts of the U.S., here's what you need to know about getting one.
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For many its symptoms can be mild. But the highly contagious variant is driving daily death tolls higher than fall's delta wave, and deaths may keep rising for days or weeks. Get the latest, and see the numbers by state.
A 38-year-old North Carolina man refuses to be vaccinated, even if the decision hinders his chance at a life-saving kidney transplant.
Today, Pfizer asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. Here's more COVID-19 news.
Some cancers are actually caused by viruses that linger for long periods in the body, or cause physical damage that later turns cancerous.
The Biden administration announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.
Families have long struggled to get nursing care at home for medically fragile children. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem.
A second-grader died Monday in Tennessee of COVID-19-related causes just a week after her dream of being a big sister became true.
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"Herd immunity is an elusive concept and doesn't apply to coronavirus," says Dr. Don Milton at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.
The vast majority of Americans will no longer live in areas where indoor masking in public is recommended, based on current data.
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When asked why they felt safest with masks, several students said it wasn’t about them; it was about the possibility of spreading it to other people in the school.
A pediatrician recommends helping your child cope with getting vaccines by employing “The Three P’s” – Preparation, Proximity and Praise.
As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia has reinstituted an indoor mask mandate and some colleges are requiring masks during the final days of the spring semester.
Scientists are deeply concerned that COVID-19 could evolve within animal populations – potentially spawning dangerous viral mutants that could jump back to people, spread among us and reignite what seems like a waning pandemic.
Many Americans now can get a second COVID-19 booster, but it's hard to tell who really needs another shot now and who could wait. Here's what to know.
A quarter of doctors who participated in a survey said they plan to leave their primary care jobs in the next 3 years because of stress over COVID-19.
More than 59 million people with Medicare's "Part B" outpatient coverage will be able to get up to eight free at-home tests per month.
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People have reported improvement in a study in which a doctor extracts plasma from blood, soaks bits of sponge and inserts them high up in the nose.
COVID-19 is still spreading. But cold and flu germs, which nearly vanished for two years, are back, according to doctors and federal disease trackers.
A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump had issued a nationwide injunction against the requirement in January.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties.
Likely in the next few weeks, the U.S. coronavirus toll will surpass 1 million. The virus has compiled a chronology of loss — one by one by one.
The CDC announced it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Pfizer says new data shows healthy 5- to 11-year-olds could benefit from another kid-sized shot.
A federal judge voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transit as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
After a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transit, airlines are starting to act.
Uber and Lyft won't ask U.S. riders and drivers to wear masks, joining others in shifting policies after a ruling voiding the U.S. transit mask mandate.
Following the event at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, 90 out of the 600 students in attendance tested positive for COVID-19. All of the cases were mild.
A new omicron mutant that is a descendent of the earlier “stealth omicron” has quickly gained ground in the United States. Here's what you should know.
An infections disease doctor discusses the use, benefits and availability of a drug to prevent severe COVID-19.
The count of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 is nearing 1 million, and data is making clear which groups have been hit the hardest. A look at the numbers.
The CDC is investigating mysterious cases of hepatitis among young children, and doctors don't yet know the cause. Here's what to know.
The official U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 1 million, a staggering moment of grief and the highest toll for a single country.
The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms.
COVID-19 shots for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in the U.S. moved a step closer after an FDA advisory panel gave a thumbs-up.
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Many Americans don't expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic, even as many think it's a good thing if those options remain available in the future.
A long COVID study will likely provide hope for millions of people as researchers said hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a key to long COVID treatment.
Some scientists are taking a new approach to vaccination, making vaccines delivered via nasal sprays or tablets that would deploy more immune defenders to the body's front lines: the lining of the mouth, nose and throat.