Second covid-19 boosters for the general population are reportedly being postponed in favor of new and improved shots.
China has been accused of covering up the real number of infections, but ironically it's the U.S. that no longer tests like it used to.
Some commonly cited estimates of long covid prevalence may be too high, but that doesn't mean it's not still a major health crisis.
The U.S. reported 196,230 new cases and 693 deaths on Wednesday.
The researchers found that deaths during or soon after pregnancy rose at a rate even higher than the nationwide pandemic spike.
The leading public health official is experiencing mild symptoms, the NIH said.
Scientists have called for the virus and disease to be given a name that's “neutral, non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing."
The change in language came days after the agency first noted that wearing a mask can help "protect you from many diseases."
The CDC has raised the threat level for monkeypox, as more than 1,000 cases have been identified worldwide.
Three-fourths of diagnosed long covid patients avoided hospitalization, according to an analysis of private insurance claims.
The FDA says children between 5 and 11 years old can now receive a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
The city has had some of the harshest covid lockdowns, where residents have been holed up in apartments and even locked inside factories for weeks.
Research suggests that vaccinated people who caught Omicron tend to develop more robust immunity to past and present strains of the coronavirus.
The U.S. still has the lowest covid-19 vaccination rate among wealthy countries.
No other covid-19 vaccine is currently authorized for use in children younger than six years old.
North Carolina alone has wasted 1.7 million doses since the vaccination program began.
"We are certainly right now in this country out of the pandemic phase," Fauci said during an interview on Tuesday.
In a small trial, long covid patients who received occupational therapy reported improvements in their daily functioning and quality of life.
After restarting production, the company seems desperate to make up for lost time.
The city of 26 million is enduring a tough lockdown with Beijing determined to pursue a policy of zero covid.
