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The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19

The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19

US clears Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 shot, adding a third vaccine option to the race against the virus

Tribe leaders say pandemic poses more risk to tribes without federal recognition

Psychiatrists, psychologists and pediatricians in Germany have voiced growing alarm that school closings and social distancing are magnifying the fear, disruption and stress of the coronavirus pandemic for the country's 13.7 million children and teenagers

Explosion occurred in a Ukraine hospital ward treating COVID-19 patients.

Communities across the U.S. are seeing plummeting demand for coronavirus testing

U.S. health advisers have endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson that's expected to provide an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic

The House is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.

Health officials are girding for questions about which one is best.

South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency has allowed health workers to squeeze extra doses from vials of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer

House passes Democrats' $1.9T virus relief bill, setting stage for Senate fight over Biden vision for battling pandemic

The Navajo Nation has continued on a downward trend in the number of daily coronavirus cases

California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S. until their court dates

Tennessee’s top health officials have revealed the state has requested federal law enforcement to investigate alleged theft of coronavirus vaccine doses in the state’s most populous county

US expert panel endorses Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine; FDA will make final decision soon

A $1.9 trillion package aimed at helping the country rebuild from the pandemic seems headed toward House passage

Canadian regulators have authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for all adults

The San Francisco Department of Public Health directed the medical provider to return their supply of Pfizer vaccines after reports that claimed they allowed ineligible patients to get vaccinated.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to inoculate all seniors by March.

In San Mateo County 70 ineligible people were vaccinated.

The Italian government says that the uneven distribution of vaccines between developed and developing countries is a key concern of Group of 20 nations as leaders consider how to create an even recovery from the pandemic

COVAX may be the best bet on worldwide immunization against COVID-19.

The United States is praising Tanzania for finally acknowledging the resurgence of COVID-19 after claiming for months it had defeated the pandemic through prayer

The Belgian government will not approve new COVID-19 relaxations for at least another week after health authorities warned that the number of coronavirus infections is rising

The country got 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The chief executive of the fund that manages Canada Pension Plan investments has resigned after it was revealed that he had traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he was vaccinated against COVID-19

Canadian regulator authorizes AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

"Dr. Moor became almost like my guardian angel ... my gateway of information."

A state of emergency set up to curb the coronavirus in Japan will be lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week

Over 3.1 million children have tested positive for the coronavirus.

"Poison centers are still responding to events related to COVID-19."

A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen has struck the regions.

A British man has been sentenced to two weeks in jail and fined.

Hong Kong began administering its first COVID-19 vaccines to the public, kicking off its program offering free vaccinations to all 7.5 million residents

South Korea has administered its first available shots of coronavirus vaccines, launching a mass immunization campaign health authorities hope will restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year

Romania reported its first COVID-19 case a year ago this week

A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems

South Korea has administered its first coronavirus vaccines to people at long-term care facilities, launching a mass immunization campaign that authorities hope will restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year

Scientists have identified a mutated version of the coronavirus spreading in New York

Gov. Kate Brown has extended Oregon’s declaration of a state of emergency until May 2 as confirmed COVID-19 cases drop but hundreds of new cases continue to be reported daily

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 250,000

Researchers are studying the new variant’s transmissibility and lethality.

Nearly 50,000 appointments were filled in 90 minutes Thursday morning.

Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it

The snow and ice that crippled some states across the South have melted, but they have exposed the fragility of aging waterworks that experts have been warning about for years

European Union leaders have vowed to speed the rollout of coronavirus vaccines

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has plummeted by 80,000 in six weeks, and 17% of the nation’s adult population has gotten at least one dose of vaccine

Ten months after promising free cloth facemasks to protect all Belgians from COVID-19, the country’s government is having second thoughts — warning they could be dangerous and shouldn’t be used

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