COVID in California: Vaccinations stall for youngest children as hospitalizations rise
U.S. COVID deaths are projected to fall for the first time since April, according to the CDC. Newly diagnosed type...
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Opinion | China plows ahead with its harsh zero-covid policy — despite the costs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its covid guidelines, dropping recommendations for quarantining, social distancing and regular...
Analysis | Just a few school districts are imposing coronavirus vaccine mandates
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Utah reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths as case counts, hospitalizations dip
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Could long COVID be linked to herpes viruses? Early data offer a hint
Particles of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (blue) inside an infected cell.Credit: NIH/SPL Researchers looking for biological drivers and markers of long...
COVID in kids under 5: Vaccination rates low as hospitalizations rise
Although a recent study from Pfizer showed its COVID-19 vaccine is effective at protecting children younger than 5, pediatricians are having a...
Trump Staffers Pushed Unproven COVID Treatment At FDA, Panel Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19...
Novak Djokovic confirms he will miss US Open due to Covid vaccine status
Novak Djokovic confirms he will miss US Open due to Covid vaccine statusSerb’s participation had been in doubt over vaccine...
Study finds Pfizer’s antiviral has little or even zero benefit for younger adults, and WHO says BA.5 omicron subvariant accounted for 74% of cases in latest week
Pfizer’s COVID antiviral Paxlovid appears to have little or no benefit for younger adults, although it still reduces the risk...
Severe COVID-19 increases risk of future cardiovascular events
To date, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019...