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US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days
Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates
Reactions have ranged from supportive to angry
Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona
'All we can do is share our personal stories and encouragement and acceptance. In this line of work, as much as we want people to be boosted, we can’t force it down their throat'
Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges
What’s driving the drop? Experts point to COVID fatigue
COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever
The CDC this month quietly updated its provisional death tally
Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight
Scientists are concerned that the virus could evolve within animal populations – potentially spawning dangerous viral mutants that could jump back to people
Number of COVID patients in US hospitals reaches record low
Hospitalizations are now at their lowest point since summer 2020, when comprehensive national data first became available
Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins
Residents will be required to stay home
Scientists worry variant may push up COVID cases
Experts say an uptick in U.S. COVID-19 cases is expected in the coming weeks due to a new virus variant, BA.2.
Joe Biden aides to Congress: Fund COVID aid, don't cut budget
The White House has said the government is running out of funds for vaccines, testing and treatments
For kids with COVID-19, everyday life can be a struggle
Among the puzzling outcomes of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 6 million people worldwide since it first emerged in 2019, are the symptoms suffered by children
WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call
The updated recommendations came from an 18-member advisory group that focuses on the impact of "variants of concern"
Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: Poll
Signs the nation is ready to move on from the biggest COVID-19 wave to date are everywhere
Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary
'I have been vaccinated and boosted but I don't want to get sick'
Hong Kong's success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt
Only about 30 percent of Hong Kong residents over the age of 80 are fully vaccinated
CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
More than 70 percent of the U.S. population in counties can stop wearing masks
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
It was not immediately clear how it would affect U.S. federal mandates requiring face coverings on public transportation
Canada police push back COVID protesters
Authorities advanced to the front of Parliament Hill which has been occupied by trucks and protesters since late last month
The state of COVID-19 in Native communities
Heading into year three of the pandemic, deaths among Native people has crossed the 10,000 death mark. At least one expert doesn't believe it will get much better unless vaccinations are embraced
Q&A: Surgeon General on omicron, masks and mental health
'The pandemic is not over today. We are still seeing record numbers of hospitalizations, deaths, and cases in this country'
Delay ahead for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
'We take our responsibility for reviewing these vaccines very seriously because we're parents as well,' the FDA vaccine chief said
Here's why mask mandates are falling across the US
Across the U.S., COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped nearly 30 percent over the past three weeks
More nations ease coronavirus restrictions
England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and several Nordic countries have taken steps to end or loosen their restrictions
Anti-vaccine protest in Canada spurs outrage
'It's time for Canada and the rest of the world to find other ways to deal with this virus'
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
Pfizer said Tuesday it had started submitting its data to the FDA and expects to complete the process in a few days
Virus infections for Olympic athletes, coaches rising faster
A total of 200 positive tests for COVID-19 have now been recorded at the Olympics since Jan. 23
COVID hits one of the last uninfected places
Kiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last places on the planet to have avoided any virus outbreaks
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
Medical experts say the opposition is misleading.
Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics
The Chinese capital must 'take the most resolute, decisive and strict measures to block the transmission chain of the epidemic'
Free at-home COVID-19 test rollout begins
People can order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the Postal Service. Here's how
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
If the higher end of projections comes to pass, that would push total U.S. deaths from COVID-19 over 1 million by early spring
Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
Hong Kong authorities said they are not ruling out transmission between animals and humans
Joe Biden highlighting 'surge' to help weather omicron
Starting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin arriving to help mitigate staffing crunches at hospitals across the country.
COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages
The pills — and other COVID-19 drugs, for that matter — are being carefully rationed, reserved for the highest-risk patients
Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans
Campaign helps town turn the tide against COVID
A small town, home to Pascua Yaqui Tribe citizens, in the Phoenix Valley was hit hard by the coronavirus
In omicron outbreak, US governors lose appetite for mandates
'There's no need to panic. Be calm. Be happy'
Schools with in-person learning scramble for subs
'This is the most challenging time in my 36 years as an educator'
FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens
Everyone 12 and older who's eligible for a Pfizer booster can get one as early as five months after their last dose
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
With coronavirus infections soaring, the return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some as administrators again tweak protocols
US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
The CDC has been under pressure from the public and the private sector to shorten the isolation time and reduce the risk of severe staffing shortages
US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
The change is aimed at people who are not experiencing symptoms
Flight cancellations continue due to bad weather, sick crews
United said it canceled 115 flights Monday, out of more than 4,000 scheduled, due to crews out with COVID-19
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrations
'it's going to get worse before it gets better'