Britain’s health secretary on Monday warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa is a "very significant problem," and poses more of a risk than others.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is discussing a move to administer Moderna coronavirus vaccines in half-doses to distribute the jab wider across the population, according to a top official with Operation Warp Speed (OWS).
The U.K. on Monday became the first country in the world to begin administering AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford's coronavirus vaccine, following emergency authorization last week.
The coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 350,000 early Sunday, as experts anticipate another surge in cases and fatalities stemming from Christmas and New Year’s holiday gatherings.
An Oregon health care worker was hospitalized following a severe allergic reaction to Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said this week.
"There's a lot of cutting in line" to get the coronavirus vaccine in the early weeks of nationwide distribution, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary told "America’s News HQ" Friday.
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 20 million on Friday, a grim milestone that comes as new tracking data shows hospitals are facing a rising number of patients seeking treatment for the disease.
Amid a complex, difficult mass immunization effort nationwide, the spotlight has shifted to the clear disconnect between a militant-style cadence of vaccine distibution, and the efforts of some resource-strained states scrambling to administer those doses.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vocalized an aggressive plan Thursday to vaccinate 1 million New Yorkers by the end of January, marking the largest vaccination effort in the city’s history.
China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe.
Coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. exceeded 125,000 for the first time Wednesday, coinciding with a new high in daily deaths at almost 4,000, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.
Following news that the U.K. coronavirus strain has now been detected in California and Colorado, top health experts are stressing the need for mitigation measures to prevent virus spread.
The spoiled doses were reported on Saturday and accidentally left out overnight by an employee at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, about 23 miles north of Milwaukee.
Colorado officials are investigating a second “highly suspicious” but not yet confirmed case of a coronavirus variant potentially found in another COVID-19 -positive patient.
The holidays looked different for Americans this year, with traditions altered or scrapped altogether due to the pandemic. To cope, some turned to decorating houses or driving around the see festive lights, but will those temporary distractions give way to the post-holiday blues?
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