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Popular US warm-weather tourist destinations including Miami, Honolulu, and San Juan are becoming coronavirus hotspots
The findings come as the US continues to ease travel restrictions, including dropping testing manda…
Bethany Biron
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Biden says another pandemic will come and the US needs to start preparing for it
The White House's proposed budget, released in March, suggests allocating $82 billion toward prepar…
Matthew Loh
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Xi orders senior officials to make sure China's GDP outpaces US despite COVID-19 lockdowns, WSJ reports
Cities and regions across China were forced into lockdown following a recent surge in COVID-19 case…
Jake Epstein
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2 leading disease modelers predict low COVID rates this summer — but we may need new vaccines by fall
Infectious disease modelers told the FDA we're "peaking" at around 80% immunity against Omicron now…
Hilary Brueck
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FDA advisors call for an end to never-ending booster shots as they try to map out a strategy for living with COVID
"We simply can't be boosting people as frequently as we are," the FDA's Peter Marks acknowledged on…
Hilary Brueck
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COVID-19 has become 'too clever for us' and can 'break past' our protection, WHO official says
"Even though we don't like it we have to go on respecting this virus," David Nabarro told Sky News,…
Jake Epstein
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Stacey Abrams calls GOP criticism of photos of the lawmaker maskless among dozens of school children 'pathetic, transparent, and silly'
The Georgia candidate for governor shared and later deleted a tweet that included a photo from her …
Connor Perrett
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Fauci says a possible move to open up additional COVID-19 boosters to all US adults is up to the FDA and the CDC
Fauci encouraged everyone who is eligible to get a booster, and added that getting a booster shot n…
Rebecca Cohen,Katie Anthony
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Maryland Gov. Hogan says Biden's plan to send at-home COVID-19 tests is 'hijacking' the state's plan to buy tests
Hogan said that the Biden administration appeared to be buying up tests that had already been order…
Connor Perrett
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The US is facing an unlikely shortage: Santas.
Hiresanta.com has seen a 121% increase in demands for Santas but 10% of Santas aren't working this …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The Omicron variant appears to cause croup, a barking cough, in some children under 5: report
Croup is generally harmless, but because it's a cough that sounds like a dog or seal barking, it ca…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Half of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the US wouldn't be there if it vaccinated as well as Europe, projection says
The Financial Times compared the US vaccination rate to the UK, Portugal, and Denmark, and calculat…
Sinéad Baker
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The Omicron variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC says
Federal officials said the variant, which is highly transmissible, accounts for 73% of all confirme…
Lauren Frias
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Schools around the country announce early closures and return to remote learning ahead of winter break as Omicron variant spreads
Temporary closures and transitions back to remote learning have been reported in districts everywhe…
Bethany Biron
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What to know about the ultra-infectious Omicron subvariants circulating the US as COVID rates rise, Broadway shows pause, and a mask mandate returns
It's possible that the new, ultra-infectious subvariants driving up cases now could be a sign the v…
Hilary Brueck
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Big US casino operators like Wynn and MGM stand to lose millions after China's gambling capital of Macau shut down operations to curb COVID-19
China's gambling capital has shut down operations for the first time since February 2020 in an atte…
Samantha Delouya
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Fauci pushed back on Sen. Ron Johnson's claims that he 'overhyped' the AIDS crisis and COVID-19
"Overhyping AIDS that's killed over 750,000 Americans and 36 million people worldwide? How do you o…
Connor Perrett
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Ten COVID-19 cases were detected on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship as it headed to port in New Orleans
There were more than 3,200 people on board the Norwegian Breakaway, which made stops in Belize, Hon…
Connor Perrett
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1 big reason experts believe the US will not suffer the next COVID wave as badly as Europe
The same reason that the US has suffered one of the worst death tolls from COVID is also a reason t…
Hilary Brueck
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International travelers to England must self-isolate until they test negative for COVID-19 after 2 cases of Omicron variant identified
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tighter travel restrictions for travelers entering England a…