Novel coronavirus

Americans are focused on inflation as incomes go up, AP-NORC poll finds

By Christopher Rugaber, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

Americans' overall income has accelerated since the pandemic, but so has inflation — and a new poll finds that far more people are noticing the higher prices than the pay gains.

U.S. expands Pfizer COVID boosters, allowing third dose to people as young as 16

By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared an extra dose for those ages 16 and 17, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rapidly endorsed a booster for those ages.

U.S. approves new COVID-19 antibody drug for high-risk patients

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The drug could benefit cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and people with severe allergies to vaccinations.

Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron variant

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.

Judge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors

By Geoff Mulvihill, David Lieb, Associated Press

A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By News Desk and Associated Press

U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations.

European drug regulator supports mixing COVID-19 vaccines

By Associated Press

The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that using different types of vaccines together, known as heterologous vaccination, can provide protection against COVID-19.

The pandemic has been a roller-coaster ride. This poet captures the feeling

By Joshua Barajas

Poet Jasmine Gardosi was commissioned by the British charity National Literacy Trust to write a poem about the pandemic. So she performed a poem while riding an actual roller coaster.