Health Feb 25 Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.
Nation Jan 21 WATCH: White House COVID task force bolsters vaccine booster messaging Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the studies Friday.
Health Jan 21 New studies shows booster shots crucial in fighting off omicron variant The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released three studies Friday that found available vaccines are less effective against omicron than they were against earlier versions of the coronavirus but concluded a booster can significantly improve protection.
Health Jan 07 Hospitalizations skyrocket in children too young for COVID vaccines Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a worrisome trend in youngsters too young to be vaccinated.
Health Jan 05 CDC advisers endorse Pfizer COVID boosters for younger teens An influential government advisory panel is recommending COVID-19 boosters for younger teens. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older.
Health Jan 05 WATCH: CDC urges 'up to date' COVID shots but won't change definition of 'fully vaccinated' The move to keep the existing definition of fully vaccination — either two doses of the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — comes as health officials warned of waning…
Nation Dec 27 CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation and quarantine period U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine.
Health Dec 23 Omicron less likely than delta to result in hospitalization, studies say Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta.
Health Dec 22 2021 likely to eclipse last year as nation's deadliest, CDC says It's too early to say for sure, but based on available information, it seems likely 2021 will surpass last year's record number of deaths by at least 15,000, according to the CDC.
Health Dec 20 Less than a month after discovery, Omicron now 73 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week.