Study: Children as Young as Age Four Can Self-Swab for COVID-19
School-aged children that self-swabbed for COVID-19 did so with almost as much accuracy as a health care provider, which could...
Social Impact
New Omicron-specific vaccines offer similar protection to existing boosters
COVID booster jabs based on the Omicron coronavirus variant will soon be available in the United States and United Kingdom.Credit:...
Where Can I Find a New COVID Booster Shot Near Me?
New Moderna and Pfizer booster shots of the reformulated COVID-19 vaccine are now available, following a review process from the...
White House blames Trump for COVID school closures despite teachers unions, Dems fighting to keep them shut
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House on Thursday appeared to blame former President Donald Trump...
CDC clears reformulated Covid shots targeting omicron in time for school
Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared reformulated Covid shots that target the latest omicron...
US avenges China’s COVID airline policies by suspending 26 flights in ‘one-for-one response’
The US is striking back at China for a spate of recent flight cancellations.Its "one-for-one response" will see 26 flights by Chinese...
COVID’s hidden victims: New orphans and essential workers
A pair of new studies describe COVID-19–related parental loss and occupational death rates, with a global analysis finding that children...
CDC panel recommends updated COVID boosters
As the nation braces for another possible surge in COVID-19 activity as schools resume and cooler weather brings people indoors,...
CDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 13 to 1 earlier in the day to recommend updated mRNA boosters...
CDC panel recommends new omicron Covid boosters with shots expected to begin next week
Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared reformulated Covid shots that target the latest omicron...