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Britain's Boris Johnson resigning as PM amid scandal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday, giving in to irresistible pressure as a three-year-term that began with a bold vow to “get Brexit done” and a huge election win ended in scandal and division, much of it of his own making.

Alleghany County woman pleads guilty to abducting boy from Giles County church

An Alleghany County woman has pleaded guilty to abducting a boy from a Giles County church in 2021.

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Richmond Police say they received tip that prevented July 4 mass shooting

Richmond authorities said they received a tip that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4, according to NBC 12.

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Britain's Boris Johnson resigning as PM amid scandal

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Anthony Fauci Says His COVID-19 Symptoms Worsened Dramatically In 'Rebound'

The infectious-disease expert was feeling "really poorly" and began a second round of Paxlovid.

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Fauci says he is experiencing ‘rebound’ of COVID symptoms after Paxlovid treatment

Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases doctor, said he is experiencing a rebound of COVID-19 symptoms after taking Pfizer’s antiviral drug Paxlovid. Fauci, 81, contracted COVID-19 earlier this month, and while his symptoms were initially “minimal,” he was prescribed a five-day course of Paxlovid when they worsened because of his age. Paxlovid is the…

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The Pandemic Is Waning. Anthony Fauci Has a Few More Lessons to Share.

America's most famous doctor on giving your adversaries the benefit of the doubt, navigating PTSD and working way too much.

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US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.

Birx describes a White House divided on COVID response

Dr. Deborah Birx says the lack of clear, concise and consistent message in the earliest months of its spread resulted in inaction across the federal government.

Fauci says he's 'example' for COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters.

Fauci says he's 'example' for COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters. Speaking during a White House briefing, Fauci, 81, said he began experiencing virus symptoms on June 14 and tested positive a day later. “I’m still feeling really quite fine,” Fauci said Thursday, as the administration emphasized the protection offered by vaccines to people of all ages, after the U.S. became the first country in the world to extend vaccine eligibility to children as young as six months.

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Dr. Fauci Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has Mild Symptoms

Fauci tested positive using a rapid antigen test. He will return to work at the National Institutes of Health when he tests negative.

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Dr. Fauci Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has Mild Symptoms

Fauci tested positive using a rapid antigen test. He will return to work at the National Institutes of Health when he tests negative.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing mild symptoms

Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive on a rapid antigen test.

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Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for Covid, is having mild symptoms

Dr. Anthony Fauci has not been in recent close contact with President Joe Biden. Fauci is the the U.S. government's leader in coronavirus pandemic response.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19

Fauci, who is 81, is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19

Fauci, who is 81, is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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"The Takeout": For the first time during the pandemic, I tested positive for COVID-19. So, Dr. Fauci and I had a chat

"If you were not vaccinated and double-boosted, then you would have had a much more severe outcome than you have right now," he told me.

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Watch live: U.S. health officials hold Covid briefing as cases and hospitalizations soar again

Dr. Ashish Jha will lead the briefing for the first time in his role as the White House Covid-19 response coordinator. White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will provide updates as usual. Hospitalizations have also increased 18% over the past week with about 3,000 people admitted with Covid every day on average, according to CDC data. With infections and hospitalizations rising, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer booster doses for children ages 5 to 11 this week. The FDA could authorize Covid vaccines for children under age 5, the only group left in the U.S. not eligible, as soon as next month.

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In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.

The toll, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, doesn't include the deaths of those who couldn't get care for other diseases, or the many deaths feared unrecorded.

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Fauci says he won't work with Trump if he's elected in 2024 and said the former president's COVID-19 response 'wasn't optimal'

Fauci previously described his time working under Trump as "somewhat awkward."

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Fauci and Birx at odds over angry encounter with Pence

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and his former colleague Deborah Birx are in rare public disagreement over their recollections of a tense meeting with then-Vice President Mike Pence. In her recent book, Birx, who served on the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, recalled a meeting with the vice president, Fauci and Robert Redfield,…

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How Public Health Failed America

The U.S. clearly failed to heed expert advice, but there’s plenty of blame to go around.

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Why some of Biden's top doctors are wearing masks in "low" COVID areas

The CDC director said she has been "masking more" because of upcoming events she did not want to miss.

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Why some of Biden's top doctors are wearing masks in "low" COVID areas

The CDC director said she has been "masking more" because of upcoming events she did not want to miss.

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U.S. Senator Says It 'May Be True' COVID Vaccine Gives People AIDS

One of the most powerful people in the country is using his platform to spread fear and lies.

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Biden Is Rightsizing the COVID Crisis

The president continues to push for accommodating individual preferences rather than promoting collective solutions to the coronavirus.

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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Nearly Made My Head Explode

I am once again begging you not to refer to it as nerd prom.View Entire Post ›

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Sen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has promised to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship.

How Often Do We Have to Get Covid to Stop Getting Covid?

Natural immunity will be key to downshifting the pandemic to endemic status. That doesn’t mean you should go out and try to catch the virus tomorrow.

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Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?

QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform.

Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents' dinner

President Joe Biden took the White House press corps' annual gala as an opportunity to make light of the criticism he has faced in his 15 months in office.

Fauci says 'herd immunity' is out of reach, pandemic 'by no means' over

Dr. Anthony Fauci capped off a week of controversial comments with an appearance Friday morning at the National Press Club, during which he sought to give an overview of where the COVID-19 pandemic currently stands.

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Trump decided to shut down the country after a friend got COVID and a hospital he knew well became overwhelmed: book

"Suddenly, this pandemic was not abstract to him, but very real and personal," Birx, who coordinated the White House's COVID response, wrote in her new book.

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Fauci won't attend White House Correspondents' Dinner, says pandemic "is not over"

Fauci, 81, said everyone has to make decisions for themselves, and what is right for him may not apply to everyone else.

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Fauci won't attend White House Correspondents' Dinner, says pandemic "is not over"

Fauci, 81, said everyone has to make decisions for themselves, and what is right for him may not apply to everyone else.

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Fauci: 'Pandemic Phase' Over For U.S., But COVID-19 Still Here

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases have risen about 25% in the past week.

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Fauci: 'Pandemic phase' over for US, but COVID-19 still here

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” on new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

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Fauci drops out of D.C. gala amid America’s strange pandemic moment

“I believe we are at an inflection point,” White House pandemic response team coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said at his first briefing, his remark inauspiciously punctuated by a reporter’s cough. The pandemic is still here, but many Americans appear to be moving on, even as the BA.2 variant continues to proliferate.

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Republicans Cheer As Congressional Candidate Demands Fauci’s Execution By Firing Squad

Oklahoma GOP chair John Bennett's sinister comments about the top infectious disease expert earned him applause at a campaign event.

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Fauci fears judge's ruling on travel mask mandate may set "dangerous precedent"

The president's chief medical adviser criticized the "disturbing" decision by "a judge with no experience in public health."

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Column: We weren’t supposed to get anywhere near 1 million COVID deaths in the U.S. Then we did

Remember when Trump and Fauci told us that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans would die of COVID? A lot’s gone wrong since then.

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Nicholas Goldberg: We weren't supposed to get anywhere near 1 million COVID deaths in the U.S. Then we did

Remember when Trump and Fauci told us that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans would die of COVID? A lot's gone wrong since then.

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Covid outbreaks in New York and D.C. infect senior officials as omicron BA.2 variant sweeps the U.S.

BA.2 now represents of 86% of new cases, almost completely displacing the earlier version of omicron that fueled the unprecedented winter surge.

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BA.2 now more than 90% of new COVID-19 cases in the Northeast, CDC estimates

As prevalence of the Omicron subvariant nears 90% nationwide, officials around the world are already tracking the rise of dozens of new potential variants.

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Why White House Covid czar Dr. Jha says he's 'not overly concerned' about rising BA.2 cases

White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says despite rising case numbers, the U.S. probably won't experience a surge from omicron's BA.2 subvariant. Here's why.

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Philadelphia to reinstate its mask mandate after a rise in COVID cases

The city will require masks in schools, businesses, government buildings and restaurants starting April 18.

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Trump recorded an opening video for Kid Rock's new tour, and after playing it the singer launched into an obscenity filled song about Fauci and BLM

"Let's Make America Rock again," former President Donald Trump said in a video message played at a Kid Rock concert last week.

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Lara Logan says she was ‘pushed out’ at Fox News

Former CBS journalist Lara Logan claims she was “pushed out” at Fox News following controversial comments she made late last year comparing Anthony Fauci to infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. “No, I was definitely pushed out,” Logan said during an interview with conservative radio host Eric Metaxas. “I mean, there is no doubt about that.…

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CDC director says high immunity in U.S. population provides some protection against omicron BA.2

BA.2 makes up a growing a proportion of variants in the U.S., but new infections are still falling at the moment.

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More contagious omicron BA.2 on track to displace other variants in U.S. in next two weeks

Omicron BA.2 now makes up 72% of circulating Covid variants in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Watch live: Biden speaks about fight against Covid as more contagious omicron BA.2 gains ground

President Joe Biden will give an update on the U.S. fight against Covid-19 and receive his second vaccine booster shot.

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BA.2 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now

The new omicron subvariant is now the dominant strain globally. Here are the signs to watch for.

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Majority of U.S. population has Covid antibodies, CDC says — here's what that means for you

The CDC estimates that 95% of Americans have Covid antibodies, as cases of omicron's BA.2 subvariant continue to climb. Here's what experts want you to know.

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White House hires full-time ASL interpreters for first time: "I'm here for the Deaf community"

For the first time in history, the White House has a full-time team of American Sign Language interpreters.

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The Biden administration plans to give Americans 50 years and up an option to get a second booster shot: report

Pharmaceutical executives have expressed conflicting stances on whether additional shots past the initial booster are necessary.

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White House to announce second COVID-19 booster for older Americans: report

The Biden administration will be giving elderly Americans a second COVID-19 booster shot, multiple people familiar with the plan told The New York Times.Those above the age of 50 will be able to get a second booster of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.However, multiple issues complicate the plan as the administration has to calculate when the next COVID-19 wave could hit the U.S., sources told the Times. The administration will...

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Omicron subvariant BA.2 will soon dominate in the U.S: Here’s what you need to know about it.

An Omicron subvariant, known as BA.2 is estimated to become dominant in the U.S. in the coming weeks. BA.2 is at least 30% more transmissible than its cousin BA.1, and it has been driving new COVID-19 surges in the U.K. and other European countries.

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House Republicans, bullish on midterms, plot return to power

Republican lawmakers gathered at a retreat in Florida this week to plot out strategy for this year's midterm elections.

Omicron BA.2 subvariant will soon dominate in U.S., but Fauci doesn't expect another surge

Data from Walgreens, which conducts testing at its pharmacies nationwide, shows BA.2 as the dominant variant at 51% of all positive Covid cases as of March 19.

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Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to 'rescind the 2020 election,' remove Biden and call special election

Rep. Mo Brooks says Donald Trump suggested a plan to oust Joe Biden from the White House and call a new election that could restore Trump to it.

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Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US

Scientists worry that a contagious coronavirus variant may soon push cases up in the United States just as it has in Europe and Asia.

China weighs exit from 'zero COVID' and the risks involved

Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous COVID-19 prevention strategy.

Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed

A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer crisis communications.

In America, a few days in March 2020 echo two years later

The conversations went like this: It will be just a few days.

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AP Was There: The surreal first day of the pandemic

On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."

Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins

Leading Republicans spent much of the first three days at a conservative political gathering avoiding Donald Trump’s chief grievances or ignoring him altogether.

No notes, same logo: Dr. Oz's campaign is like his TV show

Dr. Oz is making his way around Pennsylvania as a candidate for U.S. Senate in town hall-style settings that seem very much like the TV studio where he once presided.

A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge

A decision by Twitter and Facebook to ban former President Donald Trump a year ago has prompted many conservative social media users to join new platforms that claim to offer a refuge from overzealous content moderation.

A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

COVID-19 vaccines still are saving untold lives, but omicron's easy spread has many wondering if they will need boosters every few months or even a new kind of shot altogether.

Kid Rock says he won’t perform at venues requiring masks, COVID-19 vaccination proof on tour

Kid Rock is taking a stance by threatening to cancel shows on his upcoming tour if venues require people to wear masks and show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter.

Thailand adopts guidelines for declaring COVID-19 endemic

Thai health authorities have approved new guidelines outlining the parameters for declaring the coronavirus pandemic an endemic disease.

RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F.

Correction: Kennedy-Anne Frank story

In a story published January 24, 2022, about Robert F.

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Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity

World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could usher in a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

China's Xi rejects 'Cold War mentality,' pushes cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and says his country would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries.

COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row.

GOP governors slam COVID limits while setting policy agendas

Republican governors are highlighting their opposition to restrictions that have marked the COVID-19 pandemic even as they seek to move past it and set their agendas for the year.

Senate hearing on pandemic gets testy: 'What a moron'

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading to threats against him.

DeSantis: Freedom is good, COVID mandates, lockdowns are bad

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear in his State of the State speech that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn’t like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons.

Jesse Watters is Fox News' new 7 p.m. Eastern host

Fox News Channel has named Jesse Watters as host of a 7 p.m. Eastern opinion hour, leading in to its prime-time opinion lineup of Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham.

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a worrisome trend in youngsters too young to be vaccinated.

Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots

Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant rise to record levels and every encounter seems risky.

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CDC urges 'up to date' shots; no 'fully vaccinated' change

U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19.

CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine

U.S. health officials are explaining why they recently shortened their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations.

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions.

Live updates: Oregon reports over 9K new cases after holiday

Oregon reported more than 9,700 new cases of COVID-19 from the holiday weekend on Monday and smashed a previous record for weekly coronavirus cases with an average of about 2,400 new daily cases as the omicron variant took hold.

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

The fast-moving omicron variant is complicating a key question: How does the COVID-19 pandemic end and the world coexist with this virus.

Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic

As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus.

Live updates: 2,300 US flights canceled due to storms, virus

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic is frustrating air travelers again, whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.

Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?

At-home COVID-19 tests are able to detect the omicron variant, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up.

New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record

More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average.

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Live updates: 'Music Man' revival on hold as star infected

The Broadway revival of “The Music Man” has been one of the hottest tickets in town and it has limped along without co-star Sutton Foster.

Fauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for US air travel

The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel.

COVID-19 variant disrupts holiday travel but not shopping

The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping.

How can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine?

Children younger than 5 can’t get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. yet, but there are steps you can take to protect them from infection over the holidays.

Fauci says Fox's Watters should be fired for comments on him

Fox News defended Jesse Watters after he used the phrase “kill shot” in a speech urging young conservatives to conduct a hostile ambush interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge

President Joe Biden is announcing plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.

Moderna: Initial booster data shows good results on omicron

Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant.

Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world'

The White House's top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world."

Hits 'keep coming': Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill

Many hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers.

Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Experts offer COVID tips

The delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus are trying to spoil the holiday spirit, but there still are ways to enjoy the festivities.

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