Covid

A general view of Duke University Chapel on the Duke University campus on March 4, 2016.Lance King | Getty ImagesDuke University issued a staff vaccination mandate and mandatory masking across campus on Monday after a Covid-19 outbreak…

A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group is meeting Monday to consider booster shots for Covid-19 vaccines for all eligible Americans.The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting comes after…

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel told CNBC on Friday that he felt it was important that people, especially in schools, continue to wear face covers until a larger percentage of the US population has received a Covid vaccine.In an interview with the…

The power of messenger RNA is evident now as vaccines from Moderna, BioNTech, and Pfizer have weakened the power of the coronavirus in accessible and high-uptake communities.But in early 2020, when a mysterious and dangerous new pathogen…

The largest published study to date of certain post-vaccination side effects found that people were at slightly higher than normal risk of blood clots after an AstraZeneca or Pfizer BioNTech syringe. However, the same coagulation…

US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2021.Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden said U.S. regulators are looking at…

When it comes to kids and Covid it can feel like there are more questions than answers. How do new variants affect them? How do you get back to school safely?And how will children with limited social contacts deal with classroom…

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, a health care worker looks after a Covid 19 patient in the intensive care unit of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA new study has shown that the risk of rare blood…

A person has a nasal swab used for the coronavirus (COVID-19) test, which was performed on Jan.Jeenah moon | ReutersCovid cases are still on the rise in the US, but the rate of infection is showing signs of slowing, especially in some of…

For Moira Smith and her mother, after months of isolation, July promised a glimmer of normalcy. The two flew from Alaska to Houston and visited the family to celebrate their cousin's granddaughter's first birthday. Ms. Smith's mother…