WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected
The global COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history but many of those at greatest risk remain unprotected – only 28% of older people and 37% of…
How COVID-19 symptoms are changing: A sore throat and hoarse voice became top symptoms with newer variant
The top symptoms of the Omicron COVID-19 variant may differ from symptoms that were common at the start of the pandemic. Omicron may also be less severe than the Delta…
COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today by WHO and UNICEF. The percentage of children who received three…
Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022. The emergency declaration has been in place since January 2020,…
Covid-19 and Vaccine News: Live Updates
Desks arranged for social distancing in a classroom at Aikahi Elementary School in Kailua, Hawaii, in 2020. Hawaii kept an indoor mask mandate for public schools in effect throuigh the…
Statement on the twelfth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the twelfth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, held…
Undercounted Covid-19 cases leave US with a blind spot as BA.5 variant becomes dominant
The Omicron offshoot BA.5 became the dominant variant in the US last week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the subvariant carries key…
Two shots help KC woman taste and smell again after long COVID-19
A Kansas City woman is sharing her story in an effort to help others after experiencing symptoms of long COVID-19.Kelsi Shiao tested positive for COVID-19 after celebrating her 21st birthday…
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase in Wisconsin, reaching March levels
The state is currently experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations, with more than 50 people being hospitalized in the last week. On Friday, the Wisconsin Hospital Association reported 427 COVID patients…
Is Covid-19 surging? Our expert explains how to prepare
An earlier rise in cases this year was driven by the BA.2 Omicron subvariant. Now, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that two other subvariants, BA.4 and…