COVID-19

There is no proof yet on if the new variant is more contagious.

When classes returned in 2021 the rate not only rebounded, it increased beyond what was expected.

The Department of Health and Human Services is also barring the Wuhan Institute from doing business with the federal government going forward.

U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish long COVID.

More than 14,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported each week last month, although most U.S. cases are no longer reported to health authorities.

The World Health Organization has downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic and says it’s no longer a global emergency.

COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings.

Vaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well as foreign air travelers to the U.S., will end May 11.

The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends this month.

The platform is no longer labeling state-controlled media and propaganda agencies, and will no longer prohibit their content from being automatically promoted or recommended to users.

You may have to pick up some or all of the costs, depending on insurance coverage and whether the tests are done at home or in a doctor’s office.

The recall covers certain CR-Vs from 2007 through 2011 that were sold or registered in states where salt is used to clear roads in the winter.

Senate Bill 29 prohibits state and local governments from implementing mask or vaccine mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The bill also prohibits mandatory school or business closures.

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.

Clinical trial data has concluded that there is no clear association with a COVID-19 rebound.

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of death in those who die while pregnant, during childbirth and shortly thereafter.

A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen.

The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat of a more dangerous version sweeping the planet.

The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision.

When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, any new report on the virus’ origin quickly triggers a relapse and a return of misleading claims.

Lawmakers expressed frustration with the news, questioning why service members should still face discipline since the vaccine requirement had been rescinded.

A senior U.S. intelligence official said new information caused the department to make the updated low confidence assessment.

The company issued a nationwide recall of the Skippack Medical Lab rapid test kits.

Researchers say the pandemic likely played a major role in the last few years for people deciding whether to have a baby.

The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies’ normal authorities.

After looking at federal data, researchers concluded about one of every 100,000 children died from COVID-19 between August 2021 and July 2022.

The organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020, about six weeks before characterizing it as a pandemic.

The FDA’s plan is to call its advisory panel for another meeting in late May or early June to decide if the vaccine recipe needs tweaking — including which virus strain to target.

The advisory committee will also look at how well the current booster shots are working.