New, highly transmissible forms of omicron may pose latest COVID threat
Disease trackers are monitoring the spread of new, highly transmissible versions of the omicron variant in New York state and Europe, the latest evidence of...
Local health officials report threats, vandalism and harassment during pandemic, study finds
Of 583 local health departments surveyed, 57% reported staff being targeted with personal threats, doxing, vandalism and other forms of harassment.
What you need to know about the CDC’s new COVID masking guidance
The guidance aims to allow individuals to assess personal risk based on their health status and conditions in their community.
Former Trump adviser falsely claims states are rationing COVID treatments based largely on race
Minnesota and Utah revised their policies under pressure, although experts dispute that white people were denied antiviral drugs based on racial criteria.
They had COVID-19 once. Then, they got it again.
Although statistically rare, COVID-19 reinfections have been rising recently as time and new variants work against people's defenses. Washington is among the states that track...
Fauci fires back at Rand Paul, accusing him of using attacks for ‘political gain’ WATCH
A clearly furious Dr. Anthony Fauci called Sen. Rand Paul's attacks a distortion of reality resulting in threats to his life and against his family....
Fact check: Rand Paul’s false claim that masks don’t work
The GOP senator mischaracterized one scientific study and ignored all the others. In reality, multiple peer-reviewed studies show that wearing face coverings mitigates the spread...
Fact check: The claim that crime falls when states relax gun laws
Which states have less crime: the eight with restrictive rules on who carries a concealed handgun or the 42 without? Claims, and studies, differ wildly....