Biden administration planning to extend Covid emergency declaration
The Biden administration has increasingly pointed to the availability of Covid vaccines and treatments as evidence that Americans who are...
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UCSF doctor says improper testing practices, changes in COVID variant leading to spread of BA.5
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Why is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant spreading so quickly? A UCSF infectious disease expert is...
Biden signs bills tackling Covid relief fraud into law
The two new laws will extend the time period prosecutors have to prosecute individuals who committed fraud through the Paycheck...
Larry Brilliant Says Covid Rapid Antigen Tests Are Bad for Public Health
You were one of those people with four doses.That’s right, and I was also able to get a prophylactic monoclonal...
COVID is one of the top five causes of child death. I’m relieved my 1-year-old finally got her first vaccine dose
Recently, my 1-year-old received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Ellie was a trooper, crying for only about 30...
Travel Restrictions Blocked Much of COVID From Entering Canada, But..
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. After Canada introduced international travel restrictions...
Joe Biden’s hugely consequential Covid isolation
More than two weeks later, Biden is deep into his second stint in isolation with his agenda suddenly revived, tensions...
US COVID cases show hints of decline, but deaths are up
The 7-day average for COVID-19 cases in the United States shows overall signs of decline, though a large portion of...
19,406 new Covid-19 infections, 49 fatalities in India
With 19,406 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,41,26,994, while active...
Kicked off their cruises, COVID-positive tourists are going home on Alaska flights and ferries
The Alaska ferry LeConte traveling toward Juneau on Aug. 3, 2022. (Photo by Claire Stremple/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/04FerryCOVID.mp3 COVID-positive travelers say they...