Novel coronavirus

WATCH: U.S. health panel urges restart of vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson shot

By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Advisers to the CDC said while J&J's vaccine is important for fighting the pandemic, it's also critical that younger women be told about that risk in clear, understandable terms.

WATCH: White House task force says U.S. will help India with surging COVID-19 cases

By Associated Press

Officials say the U.S. is trying to help India deal with its coronavirus surge, which is straining that country’s health care system amid a record number of infections.

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens

By Matthew Perrone, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

The falling numbers show the country's vaccination strategy is working, easing pressure on the frayed hospital system. But experts note the country will need to make similar progress among younger people, who are making up a bigger portion of new…

Strides against HIV/AIDS falter, especially in the South, as nation battles COVID

By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

Public health resources have shifted from one pandemic to the other, and experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS.

WATCH: White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

With more than 50 percent of adults at least partially vaccinated and roughly 28 million vaccine doses being delivered each week, demand has eclipsed supply as the constraining factor to vaccinations in much of the country.

Earth-warming emissions come roaring back from pandemic

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

The International Energy Agency said worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on track to surge by 1.5 billion metric tons this year, following last year’s decline due to the coronavirus pandemic.

EU agency links Johnson & Johnson’s shot to rare clots, affirms vaccine’s benefits

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

The European Union's drug regulatory agency says it found a "possible link" between the vaccine and extremely rare blood clots. But experts at the agency reiterated that the vaccine's benefits outweigh the risks.

WATCH: Sen. Schumer to introduce COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

By Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday dared his colleagues in the Senate to vote against the Democratic-sponsored COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act he is sponsoring.

WATCH: Biden says he’s ‘prepared to compromise’ on infrastructure

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office Monday with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure and jobs plan.

WATCH: Walensky says country is still in ‘complicated stage’ of pandemic

By Associated Press

As the country opens up vaccines to anyone 16 and over the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that we are still in a "complicated stage" with coronavirus.