Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
Health
8 months ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people w...
COVID-19
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend
National
8 months ago
NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they go...
Coronavirus FAQ: I'm immunocompromised. Will pills, gargles and sprays fend off COVID?
Health
8 months ago
We regularly answer frequently asked questions about the coronavirus. If you have a question you'd l...
Coronavirus FAQ: How long does my post-COVID protection last? When is it booster time?
Health
9 months ago
We regularly answer frequently asked questions about life in the era of COVID-19. If you have a ques...
JN.1 takes over as the most prevalent COVID-19 variant. Here's what you need to know
Health
9 months ago
A new, fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 is sweeping across the nation, making it the most widely c...
It's respiratory virus season. Here's what to know about the winter 'tripledemic'
Health
9 months ago
Winter is upon us – and with the holiday travel and time spent indoors comes a triple threat of resp...
A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
National
10 months ago
In spring 2023, COVID hospitalizations and deaths hit their lowest levels since the start of the pan...
A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments
International
10 months ago
During the global coronavirus pandemic, China built dozens of makeshift hospitals and state quaranti...
Get used to it: COVID is a part of the holidays. Here's how to think about risks now
Health
11 months ago
Remember early pandemic Thanksgivings? Scouring store shelves for rapid tests. Turkey dinners in the...
The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards
Health
1 year ago
The CDC will no longer be issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards, the agency said in guidance updated on...
This MacArthur 'genius' knew the initial theory of COVID transmission was flawed
Health
1 year ago
To understand why the MacArthur Foundation singled out Linsey Marr for one of this year's fellowship...
Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible
Health
1 year ago
The 2023 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó an...
First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, again
National
1 year ago
First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday evening after experiencing what her spo...
As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back
National
1 year ago
The U.S. is seeing a late-summer spike in COVID cases, prompting some schools, hospitals and busines...
Coronavirus FAQ: Is it wiser to get a booster now or wait for the new fall booster?
Health
1 year ago
We regularly answer frequently asked questions about the coronavirus. If you have a question you'd l...
The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave
Health
1 year ago
Yet another summer COVID-19 wave may have started in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease ...
A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says
National
1 year ago
The pandemic inflicted higher rates of excess deaths on both Republicans and Democrats. But after CO...
You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation
Health
1 year ago
Do you know someone who tested positive for COVID but never felt a darn thing? Or who says they neve...
In-N-Out Burger bans employees in 5 states from wearing masks
National
1 year ago
In-N-Out Burger, a popular fast food chain, will soon ban its employees in five states from wearing ...
We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'
Health
1 year ago
The COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency is over, lifted by both the World Health Organization and t...