Alaska’s hospitals struggle amid a worsening outbreak
As of Thursday, the state was averaging 125 new cases a day for every 100,000 people, more than any other state, according to The New...
COVID Cases Overwhelm Gulf Coast, Leaving Region With No ICU Beds
The Gulf Coast, a tourist haven that draws throngs of revelers to beaches across several Southern states, has been sorely afflicted as the delta variant...
Summer travelers crowd U.S. airports despite coronavirus concerns
More travelers passed through U.S. airports Sunday than at any time since the start of the pandemic, federal data show, suggesting that the desire to...
World’s Reported COVID Death Toll Passes 4 Million
It took nine months for the virus to claim 1 million lives, and the pace has quickened since then. The second million were lost in...
Time is short for students 12 and up to get COVID vaccines before schools reopen
School may still seem blissfully far off for U.S. elementary and secondary students in the midst of summer. But for many who are eligible, time...
World Health Organization OKs China’s Sinovac vaccine
The decision means that Sinovac’s vaccine can potentially be included in Covax, a worldwide initiative to supply coronavirus vaccines to low-income countries.