COVID in California: State is ‘hopefully at the tail end’ of surge, top official says
Michigan governor infected Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democratic governor said in a statement that...
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Opinion | Anti-vaxxers tout ‘medical freedom’ — and raise the death toll
Victor Rohe, a longtime Republican activist and former New York City police officer who also previously worked in the financial...
LA County urges COVID protections as kids go back to school; 2,335 new cases reported
With schools reopening across the region, Los Angeles County health officials on Tuesday, Aug. 9, urged parents and students alike...
Fact check: Monkeypox is not a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, experts say
The claim: Monkeypox is a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccineAmid the recent surge of monkeypox cases across the U.S., some...
Uber, Lyft facing fines for failing to provide drivers with proper COVID-19 protections
State workplace safety regulators cited Rideshare companies Lyft and Uber for failing to provide masks and gloves to their drivers...
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Study: Bat SAR-CoV spillovers infect about 66,000 each year in virus hot spotsIn the first known estimate of the SARS-CoV spillover risk...
Study: Pfizer COVID vaccine efficacy wanes 27 days after dose 2 in teens
A new study finds waning Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protection against symptomatic infection in Brazilian and Scottish teens starting 27 days...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park mask policy: COVID mandate returns
High COVID-19 community levels have put the Great Smoky Mountains National Park under a strict mask mandate once again.The park...
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EU regulator begins review of Pfizer-BioNTech’s variant-adapted COVID shot
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured at a booster clinic for 12 to 17-year-olds...
Chicago crime: Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx blames departures on COVID Illinois amid departures, criticism
CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the first time, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx publicly addressed questions about a round of...