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India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, says it will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11

India says it will resume exports of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October

The Czech Republic is expanding its vaccination program to offer a third dose of a vaccine amid rising infections

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for kids ages 5 to 11; plans to seek authorization for this age group soon

The company will submit an Emergency Use Authorization request soon.

Personal trainers have turned a waterfront park into an outdoor gym to get around Sydney’s pandemic lockdown restrictions. Gymgoers work out among onlookers walking their dogs in this picturesque open-air setting in suburban Rushcutters Bay, sometimes under portable pergolas if rain is threatening. Personal trainer Matt Cook says people are over Zoom meetings so he opted for personal contact with clients. “A lot of trainers are offering classes through Zoom,” Cook said. ”But I’ve chosen to do the one-on-one, face-to-face approach outdoors.” Cook has been setting up his equipment at Reg Bartley Park at 5 a.m. each day since the Sydney lockdown began in late June. Gyms are set to reopen in a few weeks as vaccination rates rise. “I think everyone’s excited to get back inside," Cook said. “Even though outdoors is great, there are still a few downsides, the weather being one of them.”

Court rules it's up to doctors to "exercise their judgment" about patients.

"I'm more concerned about the situation now than I ever have been."

South Carolina has set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases.

Arizona reported more than 100 daily coronavirus deaths for the second time since February

One of the country’s top abortion-rights activists worries about Court inaction.

Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a coronavirus vaccine booster shot to all Americans

"An abortion road trip is a thing of the past."

Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment

New data could help change treatment and life expectancy.

American Samoa has reported its first case of coronavirus

The U.N. General Assembly is relying on an honor system to ensure that world leaders have been vaccinated before they speak at next week’s big meeting

An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra doses for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease

A California prison guard has been arrested on suspicion of beating a Wells Fargo branch manager and calling him a racial slur after being asked to wear a mask inside the bank

Cambodia is vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds so students can safely return to schools that have been closed for months due to the coronavirus

"It is that unmasked presence that creates the danger to these Plaintiffs."

If you're seeking an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, you might not get any help from your clergy person

FDA advisory panel endorses COVID-19 booster shots only for Americans 65 and over or at high risk for severe disease

FDA advisory panel soundly rejects a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans

Police say a host at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas after she asked for proof they had been vaccinated against COVID-19

California's unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300 new jobs for the month

The mayor of San Francisco was spotted dancing and singing at an indoor nightclub without a mask, despite a strict city order to wear masks when inside

Hundreds of protesters in Tetovo, a city in the west of North Macedonia are calling for the resignation of officials in the wake of last week's fire that destroyed a COVID-19 field hospital, killed 14 people and injured a dozen more

Supporters of a plan to open supervised injection sites to try to reduce overdose deaths urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review a court decision that bans the practice

The United Nations’ health agency, which has repeatedly urged the world to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and other illnesses, has declined to say how many of its own staffers have followed that advice

Binge drinking has decreased, while cannabis products have become more popular.

Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children under 16 without a parent’s consent

The World Health Organization’s director general is deeply concerned about the impact of Lebanon’s economic meltdown and multiple crises on the people’s wellbeing

Slovenia will start mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all government employees, further tightening anti-virus measures that sparked a major riot in the small Alpine state earlier this week

Authorities in Denmark are urging hunters, truckdrivers and farmers to be extra cautious following recent reports of African swine fever cases among domestic pigs in neighboring Germany

A civil trial has opened in Austria over the government's handling of a coronavirus outbreak at an Alpine ski resort during the early stages of the pandemic that relatives say resulted in unnecessary infections and deaths

Mixing vaccines could offer a stronger immune boost, preliminary data suggests.

After almost two years, an unmarried Chinese woman suing for the right to freeze her eggs is getting her case heard in a Beijing court in a rare legal challenge against the country’s restrictions on unmarried women in reproductive health

South Korea has reported more than 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus, nearing a one-day record set last month, continuing an alarming surge as the nation enters its biggest holiday of the year

Health officials say the state of Florida has surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began

Eight pregnant women in Mississippi have died of COVID-19 since late July.

Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning

The AP's Hau Dinh set off from Hanoi for the seaside resort of Vung Tau in southern Vietnam for a long weekend in mid-July

Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the coronavirus crisis to serve as small vegetable plots

"The situation is dire – we don’t have enough resources."

Abortion providers in Texas say a new law banning most abortions in the state will result in clinics permanently closing unless a court acts in the coming weeks

A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers

Two dozen Republican attorneys general are warning the White House of impending legal action if a proposed coronavirus vaccine requirement for as many as 100 million Americans goes into effect

The director of Covered California says he will step down early next year