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Alaska has become the first state to drop eligibility requirements for COVID-19 vaccines and allow anyone 16 or older who lives or works in the state to get a vaccine, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday.

Around 78% of people who were hospitalized, needed a ventilator, or died as a result of COVID-19, were overweight or obsess, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for a new coronavirus testing method using the body’s T-cells — which could help better diagnose COVID long-haulers.

More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women get screened.

Early research suggests that face masks used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus are safe to use even during intense exercise, and could help to curb the spread of COVID-19 at indoor gyms. 

Hawaii health officials this week announced the state’s first case of a concerning coronavirus variant that was first identified in South Africa late last year.

Houston health officials warned Monday that the U.K. coronavirus variant was detected at most city wastewater treatment plants, “suggesting ongoing and uncontrolled community spread” of the more contagious virus strain.

The daughter of a 91-year-old Ohio man said he is recovering after he was allegedly given back-to-back doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Michigan health officials confirmed the first case of the South African coronavirus variant in a Jackson County child, reports say.

One US victim of COVID-19 experienced priapism (a long-lasting erection) when, doctors believe, the disease caused blood to clot in his penis, according to a new study on the complication.

Colorado health officials over the weekend confirmed the state’s first cases of a concerning coronavirus variant that was first detected in South Africa. 

Hundreds of nurses at a Massachusetts hospital walked off the job on Monday morning after failing to reach an agreement with management over staffing levels. 

Goodbye, sunshine. Hello, study sessions.

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. is offering hope that the pandemic that has upended life around the world will finally draw to an end. But as distribution widens in the U.S., varying eligibility rules and unequal access to the coveted doses are also breeding guilt, envy and judgment among those who’ve had their doses — particularly the seemingly young and healthy — and the millions still anxiously awaiting their turn.

Kristina Parks, a mother of four in Cleveland, and Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted explained on "Fox & Friends" on Monday why they think children in the city need to be back in the classroom and argued that teachers aren’t keeping their "end of the deal."

The U.S. hit a record on Saturday for single-day doses administered at 2.9 million, White House officials overseeing the country’s COVID-19 vaccination effort announced on Monday. 

Dr. Marc Siegel says a new experimental pill developed to treat COVID-19 could be the “holy grail of therapeutics” used against the virus. First-stage testing of Molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, showed promising signs of effectiveness in reducing the virus in patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Monday released highly anticipated guidance on practices considered safe for those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus, relating to gatherings, quarantine and testing.

South Korea on Monday announced it found no association between eight recent deaths and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, according to a report.

Critics of Dr. Anthony Fauci took to social media to mark one year since the "60 Minutes" interview in which the country’s top disease expert seemed to downplay the use of masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.