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U. S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday called for a national effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, urging tech companies, health care workers, journalists and everyday Americans to do more to address a "serious public thr

The head of the World Health Organization has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak.

Developing new allergies, suicidality and seizures were flagged as symptoms of long Covid not commonly discussed alongside the more common "Covid toes," fatigue and sore throat.

The United States saw more than 93,000 Americans die of drug overdoses in 2020, the most in the nation's history.

It could, if it actually had the vast public health powers that the Biden administration claims it does.

One day after Dr. Anthony Fauci called for vaccine mandates on the local level, the White House is stating that it will support municipalities who choose to enact them. The post Jen Psaki Announces Biden Will Support Local Vaccine Mandates first appeared

The White House said Monday that Dr. Anthony Fauci's belief there should be more "local" mandates to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates does not mean the federal government will try to impose rules. But it will support local officials who dec

White House officials say the vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are among those who are not vaccinated.

The FDA is expected to announce a new warning for the J&J vaccine, saying the shot has been linked to a serious but rare autoimmune disorder.

Researchers have developed a sensor that can be implanted anywhere in the body, for example under the tip of a severed finger; the sensor connects to another nerve that functions properly and restores tactile sensation to the injured nerve.This unique dev

As delta variant cases climb, the question is how to protect yourself from the dominant COVID-19 strain. Here's what to know about the debate over vaccine boosters.

"We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed," FDA and CDC

Sen. Rand Paul wants to ground mask mandates, and he appears to have support from fellow Senate Republicans.

New UC Berkeley research draws a strong link between cell phone radiation and tumors, particularly in the brain.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary said that the US will implement "targeted community by community door-to-door outreach" to get more Americans vaccinated.

Data from Israel suggests two doses of the Pfizer shot are 64% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 compared to around 95% in clinical trials.

The report published on Monday was compiled by two dozen biologists, ecologists, epidemiologists, physicians, public health experts and veterinarians from around the world.

According to CDC data, recent COVID-19 case rates are an average of three times higher in states that have vaccinated a smaller share of their residents than the United States overall.

Almost half the U.K.s recent Covid-19 deaths are of people who have been vaccinated. But doctors and scientists say the figures so far offer reassurance that vaccines offer substantial protection against the Delta variant, particularly after two doses.

More than 9 of 10 patients with cancer showed good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines after receiving both doses, but subsets of high-risk patients did not, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Hea