The COVID-19 risk for vaccinated people is roughly equal to ‘riding in a vehicle,’ recent data suggest
Vaccination Theo Rouby/AFP/Getty Images The odds of a vaccinated person getting sick with COVID-19 have changed since the more transmissible…
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Mississippi’s governor says people in the state are less scared of COVID-19 because they ‘believe in eternal life’
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves delivers a televised address prior to signing a bill retiring the last state flag with…
U.S. COVID-19 breakthrough infections are ‘uncommon,’ rising ‘considerably,’ and ‘sort of okay’
Pro-mask sign in California Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images The Biden administration is advising eight-month booster shots for Americans vaccinated with the…
We won’t know how dangerous COVID-19’s Delta variant is for children until after school starts
testing for COVID in children Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images Children and teens are preparing to return to school across the U.S.…
Barack Obama reportedly changes birthday plans due to COVID-19 Delta surge
Former President Barack Obama has canceled his controversial 60th birthday mega-bash in Martha’s Vineyard, citing the spread of the coronavirus’s…
Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Defense Sec. Austin for masking up in the Philippines, where masks are required and COVID-19 is surging
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. Saul Loeb/Pool via AP Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for wearing a…
Biden to announce vaccine rules for federal employees; Disney tells visitors to mask up starting Friday: COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that all civilian federal employees must be vaccinated against the coronavirus or to regularly…
Dozens of people with COVID-19 were likely on Mount Everest this climbing season
Mount Everest. Lakpa Sherpa/AFP via Getty Images COVID-19 did what many climbers have been unable to do — the virus…
Rubio pushes for new China sanctions amid questions over coronavirus lab leak theory
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is preparing to introduce a bill that would place new sanctions on China unless…
YouTube has blocked Sen. Ron Johnson for 7 days after it removed a video of him spreading coronavirus misinformation
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. Drew Angerer/Getty Images YouTube has suspended Sen. Ron Johnson’s account for spreading medical misinformation. The company…