The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relying on an outdated system for its contact tracing for air travelers that impedes its...
Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder
The percentage of Americans who should be wearing a mask indoors in public spaces or considering the measure is increasing as the country...
A new omicron subvariant that is spreading in the U.S. is poised to take over BA.2, or “stealth omicron,” as the dominant strain...
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 1 Million as Country Grapples With How to Move Forward
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Just a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, former President Donald Trump made a prediction. “Look, we’re going to lose anywhere from 75,000,...
The White House on Tuesday indicated that it does not have plans to change its COVID-19 protocols on the heels of news that...
Just days after Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reimplement its indoor mask mandate, local officials announced they would end the...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed his administration to develop a national research plan on long COVID, a condition believed to be affecting...
BA.2, or “stealth omicron,” was responsible for more than 72% of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. last week, according to data from...
The Biden administration is throwing his support behind a Senate deal on a coronavirus aid package that comes up significantly short of their...
Greenhouse gas emissions must fall even faster than countries previously pledged in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to...