First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has 'Mild' Symptoms
She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms Monday.
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CDC Drops Quarantine, Distancing Recommendations For COVID
The changes are driven by a recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity.
| AP
Biden Leaves White House For 1st Time Since Getting COVID-19
The president was cleared from an isolation that lasted longer than expected because of a rebound case of the virus.
| AP
Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19, Returns To Isolation
CDC says most COVID-19 rebound cases remain mild and that severe disease during that period has not been reported.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
President Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19, Ends 'Strict Isolation'
President Biden is scheduled to appear in the White House Rose Garden around midday Wednesday.
| AP
Biden Improves 'Significantly,' Throat Still Sore From COVID
Biden's doctor says the results of the preliminary sequencing that indicated the BA.5 variant do not affect Biden's treatment plan "in any way."
| AP and Haley Bull
Biden's COVID Symptoms Improve; WH Shows Him Working Phones
President Joe Biden responded well to treatment, his doctor said.
| Willie James Inman and AP
CDC Endorses More Traditional Novavax COVID Shot For Adults
CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven’t had a single dose of any COVID vaccine.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
COVID Cases Continue To Rise In The U.S.
The Biden administration is urging Americans, particularly those age 50 and up, to stay current on their COVID vaccines.
| Maura Sirianni
Masks Could Return To Los Angeles As COVID Surges Nationwide
With the new omicron variants again pushing hospitalizations and deaths higher in recent weeks, states and cities are rethinking their responses.
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New Omicron Subvariant Is The Most Infectious COVID-19 Strain Yet
A subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, BA.5, is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and its infection rates are even more harsh.
New Coronavirus Mutant Raises Concerns In India And Beyond
Scientists say the new variant — named BA.2.75 — appears to spread rapidly and may be able to get around immunity from vaccines and prior infection.
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Beijing Appears To Retract Vaccine Mandate After Pushback
Residents pushed back after the city announced that starting next week, people had to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter some public spaces.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci On Variant-Specific COVID-19 Vaccines
"We need to pay attention to them and not just blow them off," Dr. Fauci said of the variants.
| Scripps News Staff
Shanghai, Beijing Order New Round Of Mass COVID-19 Testing
The latest outbreak in China's largest city has been linked to a karaoke parlor that reopened without authorization or preventive measures.
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WHO: COVID-19 Cases Rising Nearly Everywhere In The World
The report released late Wednesday says infections rose by about 32% in Europe and Southeast Asia, and by about 14% in the Americas.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
What To Know Now About COVID And Updated Vaccines
COVID in the U.S. is definitely not what it once was, but there are still changes in vaccines and research we're trying to understand.
| Scripps News Staff
Pfizer Says Tweaked COVID-19 Shots Boost Omicron Protection
Pfizer's Omicron-only booster sparked the strongest immune response against that variant.
| AP
COVID Vaccines Saved 20M Lives In 1st Year, Scientists Say
Researchers excluded China because of uncertainty around the pandemic’s effect on deaths there and its huge population.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Former COVID Response Coordinator Criticizes Early Missteps
Dr. Deborah Birx testified before a House subcommittee, saying unclear messaging in the early days of the pandemic resulted in inaction.
Biden Visits Clinic, Celebrates COVID Shots For Kids Under 5
Biden said the U.S. is "the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months."
| Willie James Inman and AP
U.S. Opens COVID Vaccine To Young Kids; Shots Begin This Week
This expands coronavirus vaccine offerings to children as young as 6 months.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
FDA Authorizes 1st COVID-19 Shots For Infants, Preschoolers
The FDA's action allows the companies to begin shipping millions of preordered doses across the country.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Senate Health Committee Held Hearing On State Of COVID Pandemic
COVID cases are trending upward again in the U.S. averaging over 100,000 new daily cases, up from under 30,000 in April, according to CDC data.
Dr. Fauci Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has Mild Symptoms
Fauci tested positive using a rapid antigen test. He will return to work at the National Institutes of Health when he tests negative.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
FDA Advisers Move COVID-19 Shots Closer For Kids Under 5
FDA reviewers said both brands, Moderna and Pfizer, appear to be safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
FDA Advisers Back Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Older Kids
Vaccine effectiveness was estimated at 93% for the teens, and 77% for the younger children, according to the FDA analysis.
| AP
Virus Outbreak At Nightclub Sets Off New Beijing Clampdown
Despite the recent outbreak, Beijing reported just 51 new cases on Monday.
| AP
U.S.: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Effective For Kids Under 5
The review from the Food and Drug Administration is a key step toward an expected decision to begin vaccinating babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
| AP
U.S. Lifts COVID-19 Test Requirement For International Travel
The CDC will reevaluate the need for the testing requirement every 90 days and it could be reinstated if a troubling new variant emerges.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
