Health

Omicron spreads as free home tests are set to roll out

By PBS NewsHour

Starting Saturday, private insurers are required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home testing kits, while those without insurance can get a free kit from the federal government. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases rose by another 800,000 across the U.S.

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How Maine is trying to take food insecurity off kids’ plates

By Laura Santhanam

Recent constraints on food supply and rising costs have also stretched school districts thin -- another reminder of the way that COVID has contributed to food insecurity.

Polyp in Biden’s colon was benign, potentially pre-cancerous

By Associated Press

A doctor's report says the polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action.

WATCH: Answering your questions on COVID vaccines for kids

By News Desk

So far, more than 900,000 newly eligible children were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the shot, according to data from the White House COVID-19 Task Force briefing this week.

The COVID-19 vaccine and kids. Your questions answered

By Laura Santhanam

Looking across the coronavirus pandemic, people who remain unvaccinated make up the overwhelming majority of people who have suffered the most -- signaling the protective and preventive power of getting vaccinated.

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

By Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.

How doctors are getting COVID shots to kids ages 5-11

By Laura Santhanam

After nearly two years of anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic, health workers across the country are rolling out vaccines for children age 5-11 -- a moment many parents have longed to meet.

What young Americans think about vaccines and mandates

By Laura Santhanam

A majority believe that getting vaccinated is -- at least in part -- an obligation we owe to each other, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour and Generation Lab.