Federal officials said Wednesday they have seized some 11 million fake N95 masks, including 1 million earlier today, as part of a federal investigation into the foreign-made knockoffs that have been distributed to hospitals, medical facilities, and beyond in at least five states.
Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19, but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question.
Cats, rabbits and hedgehogs have all been implicated in a new study that aims to predict the animals most likely to launch the next deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic's front-line workers. A year later, most of those workers are waiting their turn to receive COVID-19 vaccines, with little clarity about when that might happen.
As Americans nationwide brace for yet another wintry punch, persistent power outages for millions could make certain foods unsafe to eat, warns the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The U.S. is now averaging 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered daily, the White House said Wednesday, up from an average of 900,000 shots per day one month ago.
A delay in COVID-19 vaccine shipments due to winter storms is preventing New York City from releasing thousands of available appointments, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.
A more transmissible and possibly deadly coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. has been identified in 90 prisoners and staff at a Michigan correctional facility, authorities say.
New evidence released Tuesday documented so-called nodules in the eyes of patients battling severe COVID-19, with scientists hypothesizing causes like virus-related inflammation and positioning patients face down to improve oxygenation.
A paralyzing winter storm wrought havoc with COVID-19 vaccination efforts around the country on Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of appointments and delaying vaccine deliveries just as the federal government rolled out new mass vaccination sites aimed at reaching hard-hit communities.
In a move seen by some as pushing medical ethics to the limit, the United Kingdom on Wednesday announced it will fund a project that aims to intentionally infect young and healthy individuals with COVID-19 in the name of research.
Two COVID-19 vaccines are available in the U.S., and a third, developed by Johnson & Johnson recently submitted an application for emergency use authorization, meaning it could be available in early March.
