The U.S. has extended the COVID public health emergency through Jan. 11, a clear demonstration that the Biden administration still views COVID as a crisis despite President Joe Biden's recent claim that the pandemic is over.
The CDC signed off Wednesday on the use of updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5. Earlier in the day, the FDA expanded the shots' emergency use authorization to include this age group.
A new long-COVID study based on the experiences of nearly 100,000 participants provides powerful evidence that many people do not fully recover months after being infected with the coronavirus.
COVID-19 vaccinations are associated with over 650,000 fewer hospitalizations and 300,000 fewer deaths in the Medicare population through December 2021, saving an estimated $16 billion in direct medical costs, the Department of Health and Human Services reported.
California doctors will soon be subject to disciplinary action if they give their patients information about COVID-19 that they know to be false or misleading.