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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a clinical trial to better understand allergic reactions related to the Moderna and Pfizer- BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.

Most children who developed the rare but serious multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) that occurs weeks following a coronavirus infection had no or only mild symptoms of COVID-19 when they were initially infected, according to a new study that’s said to be the largest analysis of such cases in children in the U.S. 

The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant which was first discovered in the UK late last year is now the “most common lineage circulating in the U.S.,” the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday.

A safety committee for Europe’s regulator confirmed Wednesday that the benefits for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh risks of side effects, after a review of rare and unusual blood clotting among vaccinated adults.

Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day

Nursing mothers who opt to get the COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for several months post-jab, a new study suggests

Nearly half of the nation’s new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in just five states — including New York, which had the highest number of new infections across the country last week, data show.

A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine.

They may be ginger — but their skin isn’t.

The University of Oxford has suspended AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations in a small clinical trial for children, while the U.K.’s medicines regulator examines reports of rare blood clotting in vaccinated adults.

As many as 246 Michigan residents who were “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19 later tested positive for the deadly bug — including three who have died, according to a new report.

If you have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, make sure you get the second, experts are stressing, even if you are concerned about the possible side effects following the second dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine, both of which require two doses. 

New research suggests the protection the Moderna vaccine gives against COVID-19 lasts for at least six months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a less than one-in-10,000 chance of catching COVID-19 from surfaces.

A top official at the European Medicines Agency says there is a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it's unclear what the connection is and the benefits of taking the vaccine still outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19.

An estimated 40,000 children in the U.S. have lost at least one parent to COVID-19, new findings suggest, with adolescents accounting for the majority of the total.

The World Health Organization (WHO) does not back the use of coronavirus vaccine passports for travel, a spokesperson said. 

Public trust in the CDC during the coronavirus pandemic dropped between May and October 2020, a survey found.

The CDC COVID-19 variant tracker is reporting the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant has reached all 50 states in the U.S.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia's largest county.