Man killed pharmacist brother over COVID vaccine shots: authorities
Court documents show Jeffrey Burnham "wanted to confront" his brother "with the government poisoning people with COVID vaccines." He's also charged in two other deaths.
Coronavirus Pandemic
Workers face mounting pressure to get vaccinated — or be fired
Health care providers continue to dismiss thousands of employees who refused to get vaccinated.
A $50 million booster shot for Hispanic small businesses
Minority-owned small businesses in particular are still struggling to regain their footing during COVID.
COVID is leading cause of death among police officers
More than 700 officers have died since the start of the pandemic.
Man sentenced for spreading COVID hoax on Facebook
The 40-year-old posted two false, threatening messages on Facebook, claiming he paid someone infected with COVID-19 to lick items at a grocery store. He later admitted he lied.
Charlize Theron takes on new role of fighting vaccine hesitancy
Just 14% of South Africa's population of 60 million is fully vaccinated.
Sweden halts use of Moderna's COVID vaccine in under 30s
National health agency says "very minor" risk of certain side effects appears linked to 2nd dose of the vaccine, and was more prevalent among young men and boys.
Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA clearance for vaccine booster doses
J&J said it filed a request with the FDA to authorize boosters for people who previously received the company's one-shot vaccine.
Disney brings back indoor character meets -- no hugs allowed
Disney World Resort is bringing back indoor character meet-and-greets, but guests must keep their six feet of distance.
Russia sees 3 times more COVID cases than it had last fall
Despite the wide availability of Russian-made vaccines, the country's daily death and case rates are surging again.
NYC public libraries to end fines on overdue books
"Eliminating late fines means providing truly equitable access to everything the library has to offer," one top official said.
Hospital charging workers $200 for unvaccinated spouses
Employers pass on costs of being unvaccinated to workers -- and insured family members -- to avoid hits to bottom line.
Fauci says it's "too soon to tell" whether to avoid Christmas gatherings
"We've just got to concentrating on continuing to get those numbers down and not try to jump ahead by weeks or months," he said.
West Virginia governor: "No chance" of COVID vaccine mandate for students
Governor Jim Justice says he is "not going to change" his stance against imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school children.
Gottlieb says COVID-19 vaccine fight could hurt broader vaccination efforts
"I do worry about the consequences of the moment we're in," Gottlieb said.
California becomes first state to require COVID-19 vaccine for students
California's plan will have all elementary through high school students get the shots once the vaccine gains final approval from the U.S. government for different age groups.
U.S. COVID death toll hits 700,000
It took less than four months for the U.S. to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths.
Sotomayor denies appeal from teachers to block NYC vaccine mandate
The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19, Supreme Court says
He is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms.
Hospital workers strike over staff shortage in upstate New York
Medical facility suspends nonemergency procedure as well as labor and delivery services amid labor dispute.
COVID-19 death rate in rural America now double that of cities
Rural adults are among the most likely to say they would "definitely not" get vaccinated, according to a recent poll.
Why shoppers are finding many products hard to find
Consumers are encountering shortages of everything from toilet paper to Batman toys. Blame the world's fragile supply chain.
Cody Rigsby tests positive for COVID days after "DWTS" partner
Rigsby's dance partner, Cheryl Burke, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
CDC "strongly recommends" COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant people
More than 22,000 pregnant Americans have been hospitalized with COVID-19, and data suggests 97% of them were unvaccinated.
Merck reports promising results from experimental COVID-19 pill
Company says molnupiravir cut hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the virus and it will soon ask authorities to approve the pill's use.
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I tested America.gov, the government's AI chatbot, on health questions
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Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
Food safety becomes election issue as major outbreaks, recalls cause concern
Teen's headache reveals family health risk: "Saving people's lives"
Will an FDA crackdown curb access to cheaper GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
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