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The Walnut Creek Police Department, located in California’s Bay Area, are investigating a recent incident involving several members of an anti-vaccine group who “followed and confronted” the president of the California medical board Kristina D. Lawson, according to the New York Times.

Omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 have researchers investigating the effectiveness of existing vaccinations and boosters against emerging new strains of SARS-CoV-2.

Health officials in Idaho, North Carolina and Rhode Island reported the states' first cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on Friday.

Influenza virus detections are rising in the U.S., according to health officials.

Virginia, Iowa, Michigan and Georgia announced new cases of the omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday.

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery.

Traces of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been found in the wastewater of American cities.

Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case.

There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country, but determining the global risk of COVID-19 could lead experts to signal an end to the pandemic.

South African excess deaths nearly doubled in the week beginning Nov. 28 from the previous week, according to a South African Medical Research Council report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued emergency use authorization for AstraZeneca's Evusheld.

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that the companies' COVID-19 had received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for individuals 16 years of age and older.

More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all of them were only mildly ill.

A new study led by the Africa Health Research Institute reportedly suggests that the omicron COVID-19 variant escapes antibody immunity induced by two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Florida and Illinois are the latest states to announce cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that early indications suggest the omicron COVID-19 variant is potentially milder than previous strains.

A study led by the Cleveland Clinic finds sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, could help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.

British researchers set out to find whether mixing vaccines is an effective way to protect individuals against COVID-19, but they found that taking one dose of Pfizer then a second dose of Moderna nine weeks later actually produced a better immune system response than two doses of Pfizer.

Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research. They recreated 50 experiments, and half the findings didn't add up.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Tuesday issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory, warning of a growing youth mental health crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.