COVID-19

Europe and Russia battle a new wave of COVID-19

3:21pm November 12, 2021

by Scott Neuman

More lockdowns are in the offing, as Germany and Austria shatter daily case counts and Russia has become become the world leader in new COVID-19 deaths.

A livestreamed panel discussion involving Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and NPR will include updates on COVID-19 vaccines for children, as well as other pressing issues affecting the course of the pandemic.

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WATCH: Harvard-NPR panel on the fight to tame COVID

2:09pm November 12, 2021

by Scott Hensley

Watch an expert panel discuss the latest developments and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic livestreamed at noon ET on Friday.

A woman receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot from a nurse in Los Angeles. California Department of Public Health officials say that no fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot in the state.

All adults can get a COVID vaccine booster in California, not just those CDC listed

5:50pm November 11, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Nearly 14% of all fully vaccinated adults 18 and older across the state have received a booster shot, according to CDC.

Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to Chen Knifsend at a vaccination clinic in San Rafael, Calif., in October. The companies are seeking regulatory authorization to expand boosters to everyone 18 and

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Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to authorize COVID vaccine booster for people 18+

5:12pm November 09, 2021

by Joe Palca

The companies say a study of more than 10,000 volunteers showed a vaccine efficacy of 95% or greater for people receiving the booster.

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Aaron Rodgers walks off the field following in Glendale, Arizona on Oct. 28. Rodgers missed the Packers' 13-7 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday after being placed on the league's reserve/COVID-19 list.

NFL denies telling Aaron Rodgers vaccinated people couldn't get or spread COVID-19

4:41pm November 08, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The Green Bay Packers quarterback is not vaccinated, but previously said he was "immunized." An NFL spokesman said no doctor for the league ever communicated with Rodgers about the vaccine.

Wash your hands. A lot. That's the message from public health specialists as cold and flu season arrives.

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Coronavirus FAQ: It's cold and flu season — and COVID season! How do I stay unsick?

4:28pm November 05, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Last winter the number of flu cases was pretty low — likely a result of COVID precautions people were taking. Does that mean we have fewer antibodies — and a greater risk of catching something now?

A community worker delivers daily necessities to a household during quarantine conditions in the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili. Residents have taken to social media to complain about what they describe as harsh lockdown measures brought on by China's

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One Chinese town has started a fiery online debate about China's zero-COVID policy

2:56pm November 05, 2021

by Emily Feng

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.

A long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally masks some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the United States. The disease is hitting states in the Mountain West such as Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Nort

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COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches

5:37pm November 04, 2021

by Will Stone

The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines ward off a big surge over the holidays?

The U.K. says it's the first country to approve an oral antiviral medication to fight COVID-19. "This is important, because it means it can be administered outside of a hospital setting, before COVID-19 has progressed to a severe stage," said MHRA Chief E

The U.K. approves Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill, calling it a world first

12:33pm November 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"The U.K. is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for COVID-19," Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said.

Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles, attends a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills in October. Garcetti recently tested positive for COVID-19 while attending the U.N. climate summit, COP26.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19 at the climate summit

6:12pm November 03, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

His office said no members of Garcetti's staff tested positive and Garcetti is feeling well, isolating in his hotel room.