A fourth vaccine shot is less effective against Omicron, according to an Israeli study.
Connie Britton has "just got over" COVID-19 and admitted the hardest part of having the virus was keeping her distance from her son.
BERLIN — The World Health Organization said Sunday that a U.N.-backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered 1 billion doses, but that milestone “is only a reminder of the work that remains” after hoarding and stockpiling in rich countries.
Falls Community Hospital and Clinic officials this past week were forced to keep a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the emergency room for …
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron's whirlwind advance practically ensures it won't be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.
The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that emp…
Remember that old-fashioned concept that it was blessed to be persecuted (per Jesus, Sermon on the Mount)? Or that religion is like a nail: th…
A study suggesting cannabis compounds can prevent coronavirus from entering human cells, a huge bump in unemployment claims, and more — here is today's coronavirus news.
At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.
'Today' anchor Savannah Guthrie has tested positive for coronavirus, less than a week after her colleague on the show Hoda Kobt came down with the disease.
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a small change in menstrual cycle length, but not in menses length, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation" and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic.
Will a fourth shot be needed? Is omicron really a weaker variant? Plus, why hospitals are rationing new coronavirus treatments. Get all the latest here, plus 10 charts tracing vaccination and infection.
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Citing the rapid spread of the omicron variant and the need for protection against it, U.S. federal health officials are shortening the recommended time between the second dose of the Moderna vaccine and a booster shot from six months down to five.
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A fourth COVID-19 vaccine may be needed for most people by next fall because of what will likely be waning immunity, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A review of cases from 465 U.S. hospitals underscores the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over Biden's vaccine-or-test rules for large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for health care workers. Listen here.
U.S. officials on Wednesday urged that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they're eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mutant that's ripping through the country.
"It is much more relevant to focus on the hospitalizations as opposed to the total number of cases," says Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?
A couple of factors are at play.
Betty White's agent has slammed claims her passing was related to having had a coronavirus booster vaccine and insisted she died "peacefully in her sleep".
Betty White's agent has slammed claims her passing was related to having had a coronavirus booster vaccine and insisted she died "peacefully in her sleep".
The FDA has expanded Pfizer’s COVID-19 boosters for U.S. children as young as 12 as the omicron variant spreads. Final approval is still needed from the CDC.
One year ago, we were looking forward to a safer and sounder 2021. The Food and Drug Administration had granted emergency authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19. A new presidential administration was poised to take office in the next month, armed with a commitment to bring together a nation cleaved by four years of divisive policymaking. It was not to be. ...
