coronavirus

COVID-19 hospitalizations have plateaued in the state of Florida as the Omicron surge appears to be trending down. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

With the emergence of omicron, the future course of the pandemic is unclear as experts struggle to understand how new variants emerge.

Biden’s rule “amounts to a presidential mandate that all federal employees consent to vaccination against COVID-19 or lose their jobs,” the judge wrote.

Covid hospitalizations of children under 5 are rising, the CDC says, and that age group can’t get vaccines. Doctors explain how parents can protect them.

Doctors at children’s hospitals around the country are seeing more kids hospitalized with Covid than ever before.

The IMF expects the global economic recovery to continue, Kristalina Georgieva said, but stressed that it was “losing some momentum.”

U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Friday, with the 10-year rate falling to hover above 1.75%.

Singapore is extending its Covid booster program to teens aged between 12 and 17, authorities said. Previously, only those 18 and over were eligible.

Disagreements over Covid restrictions, child vaccination and even the very existence of the virus have seen some relationships pushed to breaking point.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.

Many of the small island states nestled in the Pacific Ocean have had no new cases of the virus for months.

Yes, it’s time to step it up to an N95 or K95 if you can, but bottom line is any mask is better than no mask, experts say

Officials from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Kansas and California have all announced new or renewed Covid emergency orders since the start of the month.

The spike in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield eased on Thursday morning, with it rising slightly to hover above 1.83%.

Australia is inviting backpackers because it wants to reduce labor shortages that have been made worse by Covid-19.

University of Miami’s nursing school is sending nurses to South Florida hospitals amid shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting next week, dozens of UM nursing students will begin clinical rotations at five hospitals across Miami-Dade and Broward, starting with Palmetto General Hospital. If the hospitals have their way, the students will choose to stay. “They can work in...

Fauci said younger children will likely need three doses, because two shots did not induce an adequate immune response in children 2 to 4 years old.

Starbucks has suspended its plan to require baristas to get vaccinated or receive weekly testing.

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Statements from the court came after a report said Justice Gorsuch refused to wear a mask, despite a request from Chief Justice Roberts to do so.