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Coronavirus May 22, 2022

White House coronavirus advisor supports continued use of masks indoors

Dr. Ashish Jha said the government remains focused on ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccinations, therapies and testing in order remain in control of the virus.

Army May 22, 2022

Army nears 100% vaccination, claims only 1% refusal among troops

The Army has stopped publishing the number of COVID-19 vaccination exemptions requested among National Guard and Reserve members, which have recorded greater pushback against the mandate.

Vaccine May 22, 2022

Air Force cadets who refused COVID vaccine will graduate, but won't receive commissions

Three Air Force Academy cadets who were threatened with not being allowed to graduate over their vaccine status will get their diplomas this month but won't be commissioned.

Media May 20, 2022

New York Times issues correction after wrongly reporting 4,000 children have died from COVID-related condition

The New York Times was forced to issue a significant correction about the number of children that have died from a COVID-related condition.

Vaccine May 19, 2022

CDC recommends Pfizer booster shot for children 5 to 11

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending young children get a third booster shot of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

HEALTH May 19, 2022

Monkeypox virus: What to know

Monekypox virus infections are being reported globally, including in the U.S. Cases have also been reported in the U.K., Spain and Portugal.

Coronavirus May 19, 2022

Indiana AG fights COVID-19 misinformation, points finger at government health agencies

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is pointing the finger at government agencies for spreading COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic.

Coronavirus May 18, 2022

Most 'long COVID' patients were not initially hospitalized with the infection, study finds

About three-quarters of people with lingering symptoms of coronavirus known as "long COVID" were not sick enough when first infected to be hospitalized, according to a new study.

North Korea May 18, 2022

As suspected COVID spread continues in North Korea, WHO frets over missing data

North Korea announced hundreds of thousands of new cases of fever on Wednesday. The country said that a million residents have already recovered from what outside experts believe are cases of COVID-19.

China May 18, 2022

WHO calls ‘zero-COVID’ policy in China 'not sustainable' due to omicron

The WHO's leader labeled China's "zero-COVID" pandemic strategy "not sustainable" due to the spread of the omicron variant.

New York City May 17, 2022

NYC declares 'high' COVID alert level, instructs residents to mask up indoors

Alert levels are based on new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, new hospital admissions with COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the last seven days and the percentage of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.