U.S. Begins Targeted Vaccine Rollout Against Monkeypox
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is rapidly expanding access to hundreds of thousands of doses of the Jynneos vaccine, targeted to smallpox and its viral cousin monkeypox....
Shots For Tots: COVID Vaccinations Start for Little US Kids
Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: "Is today vaccine day?"
For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes.
The nation's infants, toddlers and preschoolers are...
Students plan walkouts across the US, protesting in-person classes amid omicron
Students across the U.S. are planning walkouts to protest in-person learning amid a national spike in COVID-19 omicron cases.
More than 4,100 schools nationwide were closed as of Tuesday — a slight reduction...
Pfizer says Omicron-specific vaccine to be ready by March
Pfizer is aiming to have a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets omicron and other circulating variants by March.
"We already have begun work on a DNA template tailored to the sequence of...
Newsom proposes universal health care for illegal immigrants
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed universal healthcare for all low-income residents of his state, including illegal immigrants, the governor announced during the unveiling of his 2022-23 state budget on Monday.
During a press...
13 million in Chinese city of Xi’an told to stay home amid growing Covid-19...
A Chinese city of 13 million is on strict lockdown with residents being told to stay at home with windows closed as the country's daily reported domestic Covid-19 cases hit highs...
Omicron, winter weather cause travel chaos as thousands of flights canceled
Flight cancelations that upended holiday travel plans for millions of Americans continued into Monday as storms in the western United States compounded the chaos.
The major airlines blamed the spread...
Trump says he got the booster shot and dismisses fans who boo him
Former President Donald Trump received his COVID-19 booster shot, he told supporters during an event in Dallas on Sunday. Hearing some boos in the audience, the ex-president dismissed them,...
Biden administration to make 500 million at-home Covid tests available for free
The federal government next month will start mailing at-home Covid test kits for free to any U.S. household that requests one, a senior administration official said, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus...
Restaurants are closing again as staff test positive for coronavirus amid omicron surge
Late last month, Dean Rodrigue, the owner of the Sawmill Bar and Grill in Millinocket, Maine, thought he had notched a small win. After months of posting “Help Wanted”...
