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Seven people have been arrested in connection with a scheme to defraud the federal government for $7.5 million through the Paycheck Protection Program, the Justice Department reports.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

With a recession on the horizon, economists and researchers are convinced that 2023 will usher in even more significant changes to the workplace.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of Morning Joe hammered skeptics of the coronavirus vaccine, particularly those who mock him for getting a fourth dose.

Experts say things have gone better than expected. But the bar set by the past few years is awfully low.

OutKick founder Clay Travis responds to Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers' claims about woke culture, arguing the quarterback will be vindicated in time.

After hitting a peak earlier in the month, critically ill COVID-19 cases in China have decreased by 72%. Deaths among coronavirus patients also dropped significantly in the country.

Prolonged, and often severe, symptoms from the disease often sideline workers for months after they get sick.

We attribute Tuesday's 3% decline in DHR to management already preannouncing and shares making a large move into the print.

Still only four years old, Teddy could count to 100 before he turned two. Now he can do it in seven different languages.

A Mississippi doctor who is against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate has filed paperwork to run for governor. Dr. John Witcher will challenge Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves in GOP primary.

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The proposal comes as boosters have become a hard sell.

The agency said the shots will probably get an annual update, but most people will only need one shot moving forward.

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

A Utah plastic surgeon charged in an alleged scheme to distribute bogus CDC vaccine cards is accused of being part of a secret group that seeks to "liberate" the medical profession.

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict "zero-COVID" policy.

Sunday's front pages reveal details of King Charles's coronation and report the Tory chairman is battling to save his career.

The Harvard economist told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that the world is "utterly unprepared" for another Covid-scale disruption.

Alphabet-owned search giant joins other major technology player in axing thousands of workers as the economy slows.

Low prescribing in the early months of the pandemic may lead to more heart attacks and strokes, study warns.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday ended proxy voting in the House of Representatives, requiring lawmakers to be present in-person to cast votes.

The Washington state medical board is accusing a doctor from Idaho of spreading false information related to the coronavirus. Officials have started an ongoing investigation.

Washington Post writer Caitlin Gibson shared perspectives from parents wary of letting their children have sleepovers with friends due to drugs, guns, liquor and more.

‘Never-Coviders' share what their social lives are like and how they feel about having dodged COVID this far.

The Department of Defense is not "currently pursuing" back pay for unvaccinated and terminated troops, despite signaling that it was exploring the issue recently.

Prosecutors said items in the recovered trash bags — including towels and rugs — were covered in dark stains that looked like blood.

And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.

“The biggest theme is the rise of this ‘life is too short’ mentality. People don’t want to waste their time anymore,” he said.

The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program.

Sam Harris argued that if COVID killed children at higher rates there would have been less tolerance for vaccine skepticism during a podcast appearance Thursday.

China's GDP for 2022 was expected to have grown by its slowest since 2020, the year the pandemic began.

Across the nation, people are using Martin Luther King day as a national day of service. Here at home, people are taking advantage of the chance to serve.

Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, said China needs to "open... up to healthcare and vaccines from the West."

Chelsea Handler called out the "Don't Worry Darling" press tour, Nick Cannon, James Corden and Ellen DeGeneres while hosting the Critics Choice Awards Sunday in Los Angeles.

Yosemite National Park in California reinstated their mask mandate on Friday, citing an increased level of COVID-19 community transmission.

CNN medical analyst Leana Wen admitted in a Washington Post column that the U.S. medical community has been overcounting the hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.

It would make more sense to screen a plane's wastewater to look for new variants than to screen individual passenger volunteers, some researchers say. Others say any information is helpful.

Retired NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to critics, including Elon Musk, who are shredding his response to the COVID-19 pandemic on "Your World."

The CDC has identified a "safety signal" in the Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech and is investigating whether the shot creates an increased stroke risk for people 65 and older.

Coroner Graeme Hughes concludes Gareth Roberts and Dominga David died of industrial disease.

Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that the mask mandate on long-distance planes and buses will soon be dropped on Feb. 2.

Gerard Butler told Seth Meyers about burning his face after he unknowingly got phosphoric acid on it while shooting a scene from "Plane."

Nike's CEO John Donahoe said the company is "really focused" on Gen Z consumers in China and aims to see inventory levels normalized by the end of the fiscal year.

Mild cases of COVID-19 can cause patients to suffer long COVID symptoms, and a new study finds that some of those symptoms can linger for more than a year.

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The European Union’s highest court says travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund

The European Union's highest court says travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund.

Chalkboard, a K-12 public education news outlet, reported that Wake County Public School System used more than 40% of $442 million in COVID-19 relief funding to supply "bonus pay" to its employees.

The WHO said omicron XBB.1.5 does not have any mutations known to make people sicker but added that it needs more data to draw conclusions about its severity.

The White House's Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 state of emergency yet again on Wednesday via an official declaration.

The public health emergency extension occurs amid concern that the nation may face another wave of hospitalizations from the disease this winter.

Barclays cut its Apple price target from $144 per share to $133 per share and said it's also slashing its revenue estimates by 7%.

Japan and South Korea are defending their public health restrictions on travelers from China after Beijing stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation.

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data.

The head of the World Health Organization says the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.

The Chinese government has sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements being imposed on visitors from China and threatening countermeasures against countries involved.

European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how to check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week.

A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses is looming even though nurses at one hospital reached a tentative agreement hours before their contract was set to expire.

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic.

Chinese manufacturing contracted for a third consecutive month in December, in the biggest drop since early 2020, as the country battles a nationwide COVID-19 surge after suddenly easing anti-epidemic measures.

China is on a bumpy road back to normal life as schools, shopping malls and restaurants fill up again with the easing of COVID-19 restriction.

Japan has started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home.

The U.S. will soon require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China.

China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8.

Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their insurance plans by April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday.

The death toll in the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing has risen by five as China continues to adapt to an easing of strict virus containment regulations.

Free COVID-19 test kits are now being offered by the Virginia Department of Health.

A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense has passed the Senate and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones says it will ease COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit.

The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

Cold and flu season is here and doctor’s offices are packed with sick kids suffering from numerous respiratory illnesses.

China said it would stop tracking some travel, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine for visiting COVID-19 hot spots That's part of an uncertain exit from the strict pandemic policies that helped fuel widespread protests.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25.

China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-virus controls at home.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress.

About 200 protesters in Washington have lit candles and shouted “Free China!”.

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker.

China has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.

China's ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces."

Performances have been suspended at one of Beijing's oldest and most renowned theaters.

China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou plans to build quarantine facilities with almost 250,000 beds to help fight surging coronavirus outbreaks.

Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent.

China's ruling party has called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID" policy in an apparent attempt to guide public perceptions after regulations were eased slightly in places.

Sri Lanka’s president has proposed to more than double the country’s tax revenue as the island nation struggles to come out from its worst economic crisis.

Four German regions plan to scrap rules requiring people infected with the coronavirus to isolate at home, arguing that the pandemic has evolved and it’s time for a different approach.

A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, adding to financial pressure that has disrupted global supply chains and sharply slowed growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Chinese health officials are giving no indication of any relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions following several days of speculation that the government was considering changes to a “zero-COVID” approach that has stymied economic growth and disrupted daily life.

The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supply problems have again forced Moderna to delay some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, a move that surprised Wall Street and contributed to a disappointing third quarter.

Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as New York Yankees manager and remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context.

Across the country, medical professionals are reporting an increase in COVID-19 and flu cases. After two slower seasons, RSV, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, has increased as well.

Across the country, medical professionals are reporting an increase in COVID-19 and flu cases. After two slower seasons, RSV, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, has increased as well.

The Biden administration says the worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will now face tougher penalties if conditions don’t improve at their facilities.

Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-19 vaccine, including to the schedule for children.

The Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall are dropping their audience mask requirement starting Oct. 24, ending policies in place since they reopened last year.

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts launched the 'DASH' mobile clinic to provide easier access to health care.

Indonesia’s leader has launched the country’s first home-grown COVID-19 shot.