COVID-19

The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits.

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits

6:18pm January 18, 2022

by Brian Naylor

The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical adviser and director of the NIAID, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill last week.

Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic

1:11pm January 18, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."

A man cries over his mother's grave in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 29, 2020. Iris Gonçalves Alves died at age 54 the previous day from COVID-19, according to the information on her burial record. During the

What happens when isolation goes beyond a pandemic

8:55am January 17, 2022

Photographer Raphael Alves documented how socioeconomic issues worsen the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena on Thursday ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on Thursday.

Djokovic's appeal of his canceled visa moves to a higher court

9:31pm January 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he canceled Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so."

This colorized transmission electron micrograph image shows SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19. This specimen was isolated from a patient in the United States. Particles of the virus (yellow) are emerging from the surface of cell

Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder

4:19pm January 14, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A look at the data that omicron is less severe. What does that mean for the future of SARS-CoV-2 — and the pandemic?

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice 'extremely unwell' after testing positive for COVID-19

7:05pm January 12, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Results from the governor's rapid test Tuesday morning came back negative. However, results from his PCR test came back positive, according to a statement.

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out last month in Youngstown, Ohio. Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month for those on their plans, the Biden adminis

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House

9:59pm January 10, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Biden administration says Americans should be able to order COVID-19 tests online later this month. Those who are eligible can get eight free over-the-counter at-home tests a month.

Health & Safety

Leaders of Triad health care systems ask for help from the community

3:31pm January 10, 2022

by Bethany Chafin

The leaders of the Triad's three largest health care systems came together Monday to urge the community to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Novak Djokovic stands with Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley during the trophy presentation at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, last February.

Djokovic's visa is reinstated, but his Australian Open status remains unclear

11:01am January 10, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The tennis star, who sought a COVID-19 vaccine exemption to play in the tournament, could face deportation again. The battle has sparked protests in the widely vaccinated country.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies at a Senate hearing. The agency has come under criticism for not holding regular briefings. This week, Walensky pledged to hold regular briefings moving forward.

CDC is criticized for failing to communicate, promises to do better

5:14pm January 08, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held only two telebriefings in 2021. That lack of transparency has prompted criticism — and a pledge from director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be more open.

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