A study published Wednesday shows that the early U.S. death toll during the COVID-19 pandemic was higher than previously recorded. The journal Science Advances found that more than 155,000 ...

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A model of a new vaccine targeting a family of coronaviruses that includes the virus that causes COVID-19. The image highlights pieces of several different viruses attached to a computer-designed ...

COVID-19 infections are rising across the United States, amid surges in other winter illnesses. The uptick in COVID comes as the country faces a severe flu season and outbreaks of norovirus, which are ...

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Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival ...

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we ...

Computer graphic image of a virus as seen like through a microscope. Senior Correspondent Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the ...

This is the time of year when updated boosters for COVID-19 are typically available. But this year has been anything but typical. Here’s a look at what we know about where to get the shot in Oregon ...

Two votes focused on new recommendations for communicating potential risks or uncertainties about COVID-19 vaccines to patients. First, members voted 11-1 to recommend that the CDC update their ...

COVID-19 viral activity was high in the United States during the first week of September, according to fresh data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some regions of the United States ...