Experts Advise Caution but Not Alarm By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new variant has emerged, garnering attention
By MARK PRATT Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some
By LAURAN NEERGAARD The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked
By LAURA UNGAR Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could
By LAURAN NEERGAARD U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax — a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available this week, expanding the
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old Fauci, who
By LAURAN NEERGAARD U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections
By LAURA UNGAR Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.