Two new COVID vaccines were approved for use late last week, and experts continue to encourage seniors to get the booster, but payment issues for nursing homes and long-term care pharmacies complicate ...

A drastic shift in national policy recommends that only people 65 and older and others with certain health risks should get annual covid-19 vaccines, but at least one vaccine expert says the guidance ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and ...

The COVID-19 public health emergency’s end doesn’t affect the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authority to issue new emergency use authorizations related to the novel coronavirus. That’s because a ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. In recent days, residents of Virginia and other states ...

SAN FRANCISCO – As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Daniel Griffin hears frequent concerns from patients about whether they’ll be able to get the new COVID vaccines. Even his relatives are ...

The state's guidelines recommend vaccination for all children six to 23 months old, anyone 65 and older, and anyone who is or plans to become pregnant. Healthy adults and children "may" receive the ...

Third in a series of articles on COVID-19 and its effects on the gut, this article will explore “Long COVID” (also called ...

A chilling prophecy has been made by Ryo Tatsuki, a Japanese psychic who has been likened to the renowned Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga. According to Tatsuki, a new and deadly virus is set to emerge in ...

For the first time since the COVID vaccines became available in pharmacies in 2021, the average person in the U.S. can’t count on getting a free annual shot against a disease that has been the main or ...

CHONGQING, China — For nearly two months, health officials in southern China have been waging war on mosquitos, reviving top-down tactics from the country’s zero-Covid playbook. Since July, the ...