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When a group of health workers in Oregon was stuck on a highway during a snowstorm, they had to think fast to ensure the remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses they had on hand were administered before they expired — leading them to vaccinate the other stranded drivers around them. 

A new study suggests pregnant women who contract severe COVID-19 disease face a heightened risk of death and preterm delivery compared to those with asymptomatic cases of the illness.

An Illinois mother of a teenager who killed himself during the coronavirus pandemic is suing Gov. JB Pritzker over COVID-19 restrictions telling “The Faulkner Focus” on Thursday, “My son died because of COVID isolation.”

Schizophrenia may be one of the highest risk factors for dying from COVID-19, second only to age, according to a new study. 

A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by French biotech Valneva has launched manufacturing in Scotland, the company announced Thursday.

A draft recommendation from Germany’s vaccination advisory committee calls for offering the AstraZeneca vaccine only to people aged 18-64 for now, citing what it says is insufficient data to judge its effectiveness for older people.

A mutation of the novel coronavirus that was first identified in South Africa has officially reached the United States. South Carolina health officials on Thursday announced that two cases of the variant — known as  B.1.351 — were identified in two residents with no recent travel history, suggesting they were locally acquired. 

People infected with the more transmissible U.K. coronavirus strain were more likely to report symptoms like cough, fatigue, muscle aches and sore throat, according to a survey.

Alabama health officials said they have confirmed three cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant in the state, including two in residents under 19.

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away.

Peeling skin, swelling in the tongue and a burning sensation could be among telling signs of coronavirus infection, researchers suggest.

Philadelphia health officials are rearranging plans for COVID-19 vaccinations after the city severed ties with a group of young volunteers put in charge of mass vaccination efforts that resulted in canceled appointments and allegations of selling patient information.

January appears to be the deadliest month for the United States since the coronavirus pandemic began, estimates from Johns Hopkins University reveal. 

Biden chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed reluctance Wednesday to rehash Trump administration policy or second-guess coronavirus decision-making by governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo, telling Fox News in a wide-ranging interview "let's look forward."

How prevalent is Lyme disease in America? According to the findings of a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this tick-borne ailment is likely much more pervasive than what current estimates show.

The widow of a California health care worker who died after receiving the second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine says her late husband "believed in vaccines."

An investigation is underway into the death of a California man who allegedly developed an onslaught of medical issues after he received the second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. 

While recently approved vaccines are believed to maintain efficacy against two newly detected coronavirus variants, research into what impact the South African mutation of the virus may have on the shots is ongoing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week said that it does not recommend pregnant women receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at this time. 

Investigators running the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine clinical trials expect an analysis within about two weeks on the jab's efficacy against the more transmissible strain initially detected in the U.K., a chief investigator said on a call on Wednesday.