COVID-19

There is no universal clinical definition for long COVID, but there are more than 200 symptoms associated with it.

After the results were first released in April, Veru asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of sabizabulin.

U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients.

Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities.

The nation’s leading health-research agency, its acting director writes, has moved with unprecedented speed against a global threat.

Almost one-third of all scheduled flights on Friday were delayed or canceled as the TSA screened nearly 2.5 million passengers, the highest number since before the pandemic. Lilia Luciano reports on the busiest July 4 travel weekend in years.

One of countless events curtailed by COVID-19 in the past two years, Unifest returns live, July 24 at Vincent Torres Park in Lauderdale Lakes

"It's going to be a good summer and we deserve this break," said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The petition created by Move On, an advocacy group, has just over 840,000 signatures as of Saturday morning.

The Fourth of July is back with several public displays planned through Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

A new report details the results of an investigation into deficiencies in the Social Security Administration's handling of mail during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A cruise ship in Alaska heading for the Hubbard Glacier was forced to turn around after hitting an iceberg.

The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants

The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants.

Despite the general easing of restrictions, the pandemic isn’t over. Most vaccinated people will find the biggest risk is reinfection this winter.

Instead of the university expecting documentation to prove a positive COVID-19 test, each separate department or instructor will be responsible for determining what is acceptable and not acceptable for excused absences.

A Q&A with top Japanese virologist Hitoshi Oshitani about reopening tourism, future strains of Covid and the post-pandemic world.

With immunity waning and the super-contagious omicron family of variants getting better at dodging protection, the Food and Drug Administration decided boosters intended for fall needed an update.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic might be playing in his last Grand Slam tournament for a while because he isn't vaccinated against COVID-19.

The infectious-disease expert was feeling "really poorly" and began a second round of Paxlovid.

Shanghai is reopening its Disney Resort theme park and getting ready to allow in-person dining.

Cruz first thanked Sesame Street for showing a parent asking questions about the vaccine, but then turned his attention to Elmo.

Emerging research suggests that could put them at higher risk for health problems. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said they got COVID-19 for the second time, and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said he tested positive a third time.

The FDA has authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5. Dose size and scheduleA child who gets the Moderna vaccine won’t have to go to the doctor or pharmacy as often, and they’ll get protection a little quicker than the Pfizer vaccine. The Moderna shot for young children is a quarter of the size that adults get. Here's what they want other kids — and adults — to knowThese children lost young parents to Covid-19. But myocarditis was not identified in the trials in young children.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified on former President Donald Trump's rage during and after the Capitol riots directed at all his administration staff.

Vaccinating children under 5 is crucially important in the country's fight against Covid, experts say. Just don't expect the virus to disappear overnight.

China’s government is cash-strapped with Covid-19, tax breaks and a property downturn pulling down income while spending keeps rising to pay for economic stimulus and containing virus outbreaks. One option Beijing has to fill the gap is to sell special sovereign bonds, a rarely used financing tool it last dusted off in 2020 to help lift the economy without inflating the budget deficit. Before that, they were employed during the Asian financial crisis in the 1990s and to help seed China’s soverei

The new order means a block on the mandate imposed in January by a Texas-based federal judge remains in effect, while the full court's 17 judges take up the appeal.

Cook County is back at high level of COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations, the CDC said. The county had been moved to "medium" in mid-June.

Furious about surging prices at the gasoline station and the supermarket, many consumers feel they know just where to cast blame: On greedy companies that relentlessly jack up prices and pocket the profits.

"What he said to me was that the reason why he was sort of scared of COVID was essentially because he knew people who had died of COVID," British filmmaker Alex Holder said.

Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection.

Dozens of South Florida pharmacies, community health centers, children’s hospitals and pediatricians received delivery this week of the first COVID-19 vaccines available for children as young as 6 months old — much earlier than anticipated after state officials missed a deadline for pre-ordering the shots.

Here are the key coronavirus statistics to watch for Florida.

United is the first of the major U.S. airlines to reach a contract agreement with a pilots labor union.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters.

Moderna's request had been stalled for months as regulators studied whether it posed a higher risk of rare heart inflammation side effects.

The White House's proposed budget, released in March, suggests allocating $82 billion towards preparing for future pandemics.

In 2021 600,000 Americans bought an RV. Are they sorry now that gas prices have reached $5 per gallon. Not really.

Krystina Burton and Gabriel Solberg told Insider that engaged couples should let traveling guests know upfront which costs they're happy to cover.

Florida’s youngest children are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but some parents are wondering if those under 5 years old even need them. Here's the argument on both sides.

On Monday, some Illinois providers began giving the first COVID-19 vaccines to children under the age of 5.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Biden administration is lying about his state ordering COVID vaccines for young children, and the media played along

The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.

This expands coronavirus vaccine offerings to children as young as 6 months.

Roughly 18 million kids will be eligible, but it remains to be seen how many will ultimately get the vaccines.

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

The final signoff is expected later in the day from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

President Biden’s COVID czar talks about his public-health philosophy, his Twitter threads, his unlikely path to the White House, and where we go from here.

As the U.S. finally rolls out coronavirus vaccines for small children, Cuba is celebrating an unlikely achievement: Most of its youngsters got shots months ago.

Florida reached a grim milestone this week: More than 75,000 people in the state have died of COVID-19. The new death toll comes as COVID hospitalizations are rising and two-thirds of the counties in the state have moved into the red zone for high-risk levels of community spread.

"It's just crazy," Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas said at the Tour de Suisse on Friday, after around 30 riders were forced to abandon the race.

Gov. Ron DeSantis now says he will allow health facilities in Florida to order COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 years old. His shift was the latest round in a political brawl with the Biden administration over the issue of making vaccines available for children.

The Government of The Bahamas announced that fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to submit to pre-travel COVID-19 testing to enter the country

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?

The US may be unprepared if — or when — there is a pandemic surge in the fall.

USA TODAY's Jeff Zilligtt recaps the NBA Finals from Boston and how the Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, won their 4th title in 8 year.

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

Dr. Lisa Gwynn can order a COVID-19 vaccine for a Florida 7-year-old, but she can’t for a immunocompromised toddler.

A month ago most of the Chicago area was at high transmission for COVID-19.

In an abrupt change of course, the White House is now declining to comment on the frequency of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 testing regimen.

Florida is the only state that hasn't pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, and they could start to go out as soon as next week.

Miami-Dade County will continue to provide free COVID-19 testing and vaccination services with Nomi Health, officials announced on Thursday afternoon.

The Rolling Stones have canceled their concert in Amsterdam, just hours before it was due to start after lead singer Mick Jagger tested positive for COVID-19.

An infectious disease specialist at Florida International University is explaining the potential ramifications of the Biden administration lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before flying to the United States.

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.

New COVID-19 sub-variant cases rise across South Florida

Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest development in the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy.

White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children.

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Moderna says its experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work.

A more traditional kind of COVID-19 vaccine is a step closer to becoming the fourth option for U.S. adults.

Florida is once again seeing a rise in cases of COVID-19.

State officials said the vaccine rule was against the law, and it disqualified Special Olympics athletes from competing based on their vaccine status, ABC News reports.

The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as expected.

The World Health Organization assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there.

The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January.

In between mass shootings killed and wounded people attending school, grocery shopping and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19.

Research in U.S. veterans provides fresh evidence that long COVID-19 can happen even after breakthrough infections following vaccination.

Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries.

After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the southern tip of South America.

China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19.

Parents hoping to get their youngest children vaccinated against COVID-19 have some encouraging news.

A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5.

U.S. health advisers are urging a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11.

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization.

Germany’s top court has approved rules requiring that health workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.

Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs.

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization says there may be some benefit to giving a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants.

The head of the World Health Organization says China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant.

U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11.

When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.

North Korea says it has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers amid the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak.