COVID-19

WATCH: What to expect from Biden's first State of the Union address

By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Kenichi Serino

Ahead of the President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, PBS NewsHour’s Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis discusses how the president will speak to those issues in a series of conversations with the NewsHour’s William Brangham, Lisa Desjardins and…

Pfizer vaccine effective against severe COVID-19 for children between 5 and 11, CDC says

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

A new government report shows Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge.

Australian prime minister diagnosed with COVID-19

By Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement that he is "experiencing flu-like symptoms and will be recovering over the next week" but will continue his official duties while isolating.

Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.

Hong Kong's new COVID cases top 10,000

By News Desk

Hong Kong has reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period.

Small convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates departs from California

By Eugene Garcia, Associated Press

Truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates began a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday.

As omicron wave fades, is the U.S. heading toward herd immunity?

By Victoria Milko, Associated Press

Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19.

Hong Kong says it will test its entire population as COVID-19 outbreak grows

By Zen Soo, Alice Fung, Associated Press

Hong Kong's leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.

Beijing's Olympics close, ending a safe but strange global moment

By Ted Anthony, Associated Press

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed.