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Monkeypox virus illustration.Tom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesIn 2003, 47 people across six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that were infected after they were housed with rodents imported from…

Tomato flu — so called due to the painful red blisters it produces — has so far been detected in more than 100 children across three states since the first case was reported on May 6.Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesThe…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.This month, the Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — an account of pandemic news that began in January 2020 —…

WASHINGTON - American intelligence agencies have been unable to determine whether the coronavirus pandemic was the result of an accidental leak from a laboratory or whether it occurred more naturally, according to released parts of a report…

Dr. Daniel Stock, a state doctor, made a litany of false claims about the coronavirus in front of a local school board in central Indiana this month. He announced that the recent surge in cases had shown that the vaccines were…

The US surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNBC that the Biden government is recommending Covid booster vaccinations to most vaccinated Americans starting September 20 to stay one step ahead of the virus. "We put our heads together, the…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved on multiple fronts on Wednesday to fight back against the surging Delta variant, strongly recommending booster shots for most vaccinated American adults and using federal leverage to force nursing…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released three studies on Wednesday that, according to federal officials, provided evidence that all Americans would need booster shots of the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines…

WASHINGTON - Amid crowded hospitals and a relentless increase in Delta variant cases across the country, the Biden government on Thursday renewed its call on health care providers to use monoclonal antibody treatments that can help Covid-19…

In the past few weeks, the vast majority of the most highly engaged social media posts containing coronavirus misinformation were from people who had risen to prominence by questioning the vaccines in the past year.In July, the right-wing…