COVID 19

Allie Henderson with her sister Claire (left) and her mom, LeAnn, outside their home recently in Terry, Miss. "I want people to get vaccinated — because I know what it feels like," Allie says of her near-fatal encounter with COVID-19 this year.

Health & Safety

This Teen's Community Rallied As She Fought COVID. But Many Still Shun The Vaccine

5:41pm September 03, 2021

by Sarah Varney

Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete and then celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?

An illuminated advertisement for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie is displayed at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, last month, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Health & Safety

Sorry, Tom Cruise Fans — New 'Top Gun' And 'Mission Impossible' Movies Delayed Again

1:58pm September 02, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The blockbuster movies have been pushed back once again — Top Gun: Maverick is now scheduled to hit theaters in the spring and Mission: Impossible 7 won't be released until next September.

Health care providers who administer a COVID-19 vaccine "off-label" face legal liability, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

CDC Warns Against Off-Label Use Of COVID Vaccine

5:00am September 02, 2021

Using the COVID vaccine "off-label" — whether that's for booster shots or young children — may be tempting to some vaccine providers, but the CDC warns it could get them into trouble.

In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Social Security and Medicare i

National

A New Report Says The COVID Recession Has Pushed Social Security Insolvency Up A Year

12:40am September 01, 2021

by The Associated Press

The new projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate that the program will be unable to pay full benefits in 2034. Last year's estimated exhaustion date was 2035.

An emergency room nurse tends to a patient in a hallway last week at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in Houston.

More Than 100,000 People Are Hospitalized With COVID-19, The Most Since January

1:23pm August 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Hospitals are once again overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, reaching a level not seen since before the vaccine was widely available.

A Palestinian medic administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine during an inoculation campaign at a medical center in Gaza City on Aug. 23.

Health & Safety

Why Pfizer's FDA Approval Matters And What It Means For Vaccine Mandates

6:01pm August 24, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The FDA announced the Pfizer vaccine is the first in the U.S. that is now fully approved. Here's what that means for vaccine mandates and convincing vaccine-hesitant people to get vaccinated.

She's Now A Millionaire Because She Got Vaccinated

1:46pm August 24, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Michigan resident Christine Duval won $2 million as part of a sweepstakes campaign in the state to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Families protest any potential mask mandates before the Hillsborough County School Board meeting last month in Tampa, Fla.

Education

The Topic Of Masks In Schools Is Polarizing Some Parents To The Point Of Violence

11:01am August 20, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

School districts around the country have seen incidents of anti-mask parents and protesters disrupting school board meetings and school events, and some are getting physically violent.

Xavier Becerra, then nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, puts on his protective mask at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in February.

Nearly 300,000 More Federal Health Workers Are Ordered To Be Vaccinated

2:33pm August 12, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Department of Health and Human Services will require nearly a third of its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its vaccination mandate.

Shoppers turn out heavily Monday at a supermarket in Wuhan, China, after nearby residential blocks went into lockdown as part of COVID-19 prevention measures.

Panic-Buying And Transport Lockdowns. In Wuhan, It Feels Like Early Pandemic Again

11:49am August 03, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In a dramatic move reminiscent of the first days of the coronavirus in China some 19 months ago, flights and trains in and out of the city of 11 million have been halted.