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The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate to contain the pandemic

A coronavirus outbreak in Fiji is rapidly growing, with 180 new cases reported on Tuesday

A government watchdog says that deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic

North Korea has told the World Health Organization it tested more than 30,000 people for the coronavirus through June 10 but has yet to find a single infection

The U.S. has reached a pair of encouraging milestones as the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the nation continues to loosen

A survey found that a quarter of adults 18-39 "definitely" won't get vaccinated.

Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an employer-led drive that aims to rev up the nation’s slow vaccine rollout

The head of the World Health Organization says the U.N. organization is in talks to create the first-ever technology transfer hub for coronavirus vaccines in South Africa, a move to boost supply to the continent desperately in need of COVID-19 jabs

President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June

A public inquiry into Britain’s contaminated blood scandal, which led to the deaths of more than 2,000 people in the 1970s and ’80s, began hearing evidence Monday

Plus, Madison Square Garden welcomes a fully vaccinated crowd for the first full-capacity concert in NYC since the start of pandemic restrictions.

Indonesian health authorities have announced the country’s largest one-day jump in new coronavirus infections, as the country’s number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began crosses 2 million

India's vaccination efforts are being undermined by widespread hesitancy and fear of the jabs, fueled by misinformation and mistrust

A plane with 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Taiwan from the U.S. in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning

Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic

"The current situation ... is the most concerning I have seen in my career."

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in a score of cities.

Health officials say Afghanistan is fast running out of oxygen as a deadly third surge of COVID worsen

The World Health Organization has declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea that emerged in February and killed 12 people

The Affordable Care Act is now secure in the framework of the nation’s health care programs, and Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond

India's coronavirus surge that left 180,000 dead over two months has devastated its universities, with the loss of professors leaving many students feeling anxious without their knowledge, guidance and often, friendship

An Indian health official says his country, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines, wants to resume exports of coronavirus jabs but can’t do so until its domestic needs are met

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Darien Sutton discusses concerns about the delta variant of the coronavirus, and rates of vaccination in the U.S.

Uganda is tightening its lockdown measures to try and stem a surge in coronavirus infections in the East African country that is seeing an array of variants

Canada’s public safety minister says border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21

The Palestinian Authority is calling off an agreement whereby Israel would transfer 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to it in exchange for a similar number later this year

The date for legalizing marijuana possession is drawing near in Virginia, and people have questions

Mississippi dad Rhett Shaffette says he’s already had the best Father’s Day gift: His daughter is thriving, eight months after getting part of his liver

The official COVID-19 death toll in Brazil is about to hit 500,000, the second-highest in the world

Indian COVID-19 official says the country wants to resume coronavirus vaccine exports but can't until its needs are met.

Germany has now given at least one coronavirus vaccine shot to more than half of its population, a milestone in what is now a fast-moving vaccination campaign

Italy is requiring persons who arrive from Britain to do five days of quarantine as well as take a COVID-19 swab test

"I anticipate that is going to be what happens with the delta strain here."

Starting Monday, every adult in India will be eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government

Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted

The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is another sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue

Nevada is distributing $5 million in cash prizes to residents who have been vaccinated as part of an effort to encourage more people to get shots

The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is locking down because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees

The United States is devoting more than $3 billion to speed development of treatments for COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses

The Supreme Court has dismissed a third major challenge to “Obamacare," preserving health insurance coverage for millions of Americans

A push is underway on Capitol Hill and beyond for a full-blown investigation.

Authorities in four Russian regions have made coronavirus vaccines mandatory for people working in retail, education and other service sectors

"It can overburden the health system and fill beds very quickly," expert warned.

The U.K.’s latest surge in coronavirus infections is gathering pace

Some of the most desperately poor countries in the world are seeing a two-headed crisis: a surge in COVID-19 cases and a critical shortage of vaccine

Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital

Official: US to invest more than $3 billion in COVID-19 antiviral pill, could arrive by year’s end

Nepal's health minister says the country has significantly reduced coronavirus infections after its worst outbreak but is in desperate need of vaccines