COVID vaccines targeting omicron should be standard, panel says
As the advisers endorsed ending one era of the COVID vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future. Read more
As the advisers endorsed ending one era of the COVID vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future. Read more
Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic, hammered by lockdowns and then limits on the number of people they could allow in for classes and workouts. Read more
The Food and Drug Administration today proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts. Read more
The mandate was one of the longest-standing anywhere in the U.S. and applied broadly to businesses, government offices and tourist destinations on the reservation. Read more
Powell, 69, is “up to date” with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home. Read more
The three were convicted of first-degree premeditated murder. Read more
Officials declined requests to discuss details of their investigation. Read more
RSV and flu hospitalizations are down, but COVID-19 hospitalizations rose through December Read more
The Defense Department had already stopped all related personnel actions, such as discharging troops who refused the shot. Read more
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As many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and about 3,600 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan were off the job. Read more
Paxlovid’s ability to lower the odds of hospitalization and death is well documented. Read more
There’s no indication Hamlin’s vaccine status played a role, and said no evidence to support claims that young athletes have died as a result of COVID vaccinations. Read more
As COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in parts of the country, myths and misleading narratives continue to evolve and spread, exasperating overburdened doctors and evading content moderators. Read more
Under the court’s order, the case will be argued in February and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case. Read more
Millions of people worldwide have had long COVID, reporting various symptoms including fatigue, lung problems, and brain fog and other neurological symptoms. Read more
The department has 30 days to work out the details for rescinding the mandate. Read more
DeSantis’ request argues that pharmaceutical companies had a financial interest in creating a climate in which people believed that getting a coronavirus vaccine would ensure they couldn’t spread the virus to others. Read more
Millions are expected to be bumped from the program, which grants health care coverage to nearly 80 million low-income people throughout the country. Read more
The order today by Chief Justice John Roberts comes as conservative states are pushing to keep limits on asylum seekers that were put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
The number of Hawaii residents on Medicaid has jumped 40% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Half of the state’s children and about one-third of the total population are now covered by the government health insurance program for people with low income. Read more
Those aging COVID-19 home tests stacked in the medicine cabinet may not be destined for the trash, after all. Read more