The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
How much should people worry about contracting monkeypox? How does it spread? Should everyone get the vaccine? Who is most at risk? Here's a Q&A.
Hundreds of tourism projects nationwide are collectively getting about $2.4 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding.
For some Democrats, President Joe Biden’s willingness to engage directly with Donald Trump was overdue.
Public health officials warn that moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine could leave millions of people in Africa unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease. Scientists say that, unlike the campaigns to stop COVID-19, mass vaccinations won’t be necessary to curb monkeypox outbreaks. They think targeted vaccinations, along with other measures, could be enough to shut down the multiple outbreaks. Monkeypox is much harder to spread than coronavirus. But experts warn that if the disease spills over into general populations, the need for vaccines could intensify. Brazil and Spain have just reported monkeypox deaths, the first in their nations.
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold.
Families across the U.S. are fearing the return of a pandemic scourge that could sideline teachers, close school buildings and force remote learning.
New omicron subvariants are up to four times as resistant as old viruses to the current vaccines. Should you wait for a better shot, or just pass?
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The administration set out to turn the diagnosis into a "teachable moment" and dispel any notion of a crisis.
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.
Burnout is affecting teachers like never before.
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 fast-changing coronavirus is causing lots of summer infections but relatively few deaths. Will COVID-19 finally lapse into a merely unpleasant nuisance? Opinions still vary.
Government advisers are recommending that some U.S. adults get a modified COVID-19 booster shot this fall — one that better matches more recent virus variants. If the FDA agrees, it will have to decide on the exact recipe change.
With COVID-19 shots finally available for infants and preschoolers, knowing how to combat misinformation on social media and elsewhere could be more important than ever.
A former employee of Washington state’s Employment Security Department pleaded guilty to three federal felonies for exploiting his employment for personal enrichment and fraudulently distributing at least $360,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, prosecutors said.
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.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms.
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- "What's the level, how bad is it are we seeing a lot?" are the questions the Benton Franklin Health District is getting…
The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as expected.
