Russian COVID spike persists, setting new death record
Russia is currently reporting a record-high number of coronavirus infections and deaths as the country approaches a week of nonworking days aimed at stemming the large surge in cases. According…
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
US regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can…
US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
COVID-19 deaths in the US have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with the overwhelming majority of severe symptoms…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will be seeking US authorization for this age group soon. The vaccine made by…
COVID-19 deaths in the US have reached the same levels as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 deaths in the US have reached the same levels as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did - approximately 675,000. The US population a century ago was just one-third of…
Surgeon General: 99.5% of virus deaths are unvaccinated people
Following the slowing of vaccinations and new preliminary data from the CDC, the surgeon general on Thursday stressed that 99.5% of new COVID-19 deaths are among the unvaccinated, along with…
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The US gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, opening the door to more universities, local governments, and companies to make the vaccines mandatory and potentially increasing public confidence…
Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases in time for summer
Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths are plummeting across the continent, after Europe led the world in new cases last fall and winter in waves that cost hundreds of thousands of…
More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise
In time for Memorial weekend, more US cities and states are easing lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and infections fall. Massachusetts lifted a mask requirement Saturday, a day…
Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
Vietnam has found a new coronavirus variant that's a hybrid of strains first found in India and the UK, the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. It's possible that the new…