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Outgoing CDC Director Robert Redfield said that leaving his post while the coronavirus ravages the country is “hard,” but he does “feel proud” of the work the agency did.  

Nearly 12,000 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine were compromised after they dipped below acceptable temperatures during recent transport to Michigan, according to state health officials.

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of aging in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment for humans.

In the ongoing debate about coronavirus face mask effectiveness, a new study published this week suggests that widespread use of face masks can help to prevent large outbreaks of COVID-19. 

The country’s dizzying pace of new, grim milestones isn’t letting up: the U.S. exceeded 400,000 deaths due to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Israel will begin vaccinating pregnant women against  COVID-19 after several medical groups within the country’s health ministry stressed the risks the virus poses to pregnancy.

In a grim update, an official with the World Health Organization warned that global deaths related to the novel coronavirus are expected to surpass 100,000 a week “very soon.” 

Americans will soon be able to get a COVID test at vending machines placed in major U.S. cities

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer cannot sell its COVID-19 vaccine directly to New York as the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, had asked the company’s CEO to do. 

Like so much else in the pandemic, the scientific picture of so-called long-haulers is still developing.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster warned he could shut down elective surgeries in a bid to free up hospital staff and administer more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report.

Days after Los Angeles County surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases, researchers say a new local strain is likely behind the seemingly never-ending surge.

A California air quality agency has temporarily suspended limits on how many bodies can be cremated amid a lack of storage space for those who died from the novel coronavirus.

Yet another state has identified its first case of the more contagious coronavirus variant known as B.1.1.7 that was first discovered in the United Kingdom late last year. 

Brazil’s health regulator on Sunday approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, enabling Latin America’s largest nation to begin an immunization program that’s been subject to delay and political disputes.

The incoming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky warned on Sunday the U.S. is likely to see “dark weeks ahead,” with the death toll due to coronavirus potentially set to hit a half a million by mid-February.

Pfizer and BioNTech plan to seek full regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine in the first half of the year.

Some Delaware residents received the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination event over the weekend — despite not yet being eligible to receive the jab, according to state health officials. 

Alabama has fallen behind the rest of the country in vaccination efforts, averaging just 2,051 shots per every 100,000 residents.

Nestle Prepared Foods is calling back more than 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets after consumers complained of finding pieces of glass or plastic in the product.