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Josh Mandel, a Republican Senate candidate in Ohio who is Jewish, railed against President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandates in a video that’s been slammed as “beyond the pale” by Jewish advocacy group the Anti-Defamation League.

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a sweeping vaccination mandate for large businesses that would affect more than 80 million Americans. Biden's mandate will require employees to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing for the coronavirus. It

The case is the second known account of a breastfeeding baby dying.

Health experts fear a post-holiday COVID-19 surge could already be brewing, after several days of potential super spreader events.

The new variant could potentially evade immunity received through vaccination or previous infection, according to the WHO.

COVID-19 vaccines can cut the risk of long COVID for fully vaccinated people. Read more about the long COVID risks for fully vaccinated people.

The World Health Organization has dubbed Mu a "variant of interest," but the U.S. says it is not "an immediate threat" for the time being.

More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations indicates.

Allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine are rare, even among those with a history of complications in response to inoculations, medications and other irritants, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found.

One unvaccinated, unmasked teacher led to a total of 27 people being infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus, mass testing, isolation, quarantine, and a shut down of an elementary school for sanitization.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are on the rise in North Dakota, with the severity of symptoms resulting in some hospitalizations, according to state health ...

Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.Around half of patients dischar

Around 77% of Americans are ready for their next shot, a poll found.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to meats like prosciutto and salami have been reported in 17 states, sickening dozens and hospitalizing at least 12 people.

MONROE,La-(KTVE/KARD) The FDA has decided to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. This is the first vaccine to be FDA approved, but will this approval motivate more people to become vaccinated? Monroe resident Joseph Turner says he plans on getting

Ivermectin has been touted on social media as a treatment for COVID-19, but the drug has not been approved to treat the disease in humans. In response to some people's usage of the livestock drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged the

The seven-day average for new daily COVID-19 infections has surpassed 100,000 in the U.S., returning to levels not seen since the winter surge.

One expert says if symptoms are mild, you could confuse your illness for allergies.

The Covid-19 vaccine has become so polarizing that some people in Missouri are getting inoculated in secret for fear of backlash from their friends and family who oppose vaccination, a doctor told CNN Wednesday.

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