There’s still time to “enhance our preparedness” with vaccinations, he said. While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will "inevitably" ...

NEW YORK -- What are the symptoms of omicron? Health experts still don't know if the new variant is causing milder COVID-19, but more indicators are emerging. The World Health Organization's top ...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning in January to combat the surging ...

In just the past two weeks, many of us are finding out about so many people who have contracted COVID-19. Dr. David Hamer, an infectious disease attending physician at Boston Medical Center, says ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City health officials issued a new mask advisory on Monday, strongly recommending all residents -- regardless of vaccination status -- wear masks in all public indoor ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is. The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may cause ...

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

United Airlines has been forced to cancel 121 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the coronavirus omicron variant. According to Flight Aware, United Airlines has canceled 121 flights on Friday, ...

The symptoms of Covid have largely remained the same, despite the different variants. However, many patients with the new ...