July 19, 2021

As a wave of infections threatened rural communities, the scientists stepped in to fund and distribute aid.

At many schools the dip in attendance was modest. But at about 80 schools, attendance rates plummeted by more than 10 percentage points, according to preliminary data released last week by the Indiana Department of Education.

Ministers hope move for venues such as nightclubs will boost vaccine uptake among young people

The pandemic isn’t over in the US — but it is changing.

One of the scientists who signed a recent letter calling for more investigation of the lab-leak origin theory says new data has come to light. And that information has changed his thinking.

Some in the GOP have felt compelled to reiterate support for getting the shot, with McConnell saying he was "totally perplexed" by the ongoing resistance.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise statewide including here on the Central Coast, particularly among people who have not been vaccinated.

South Korea sends military aircraft to replace the crew of a navy ship after nearly 70 of the 301 crew members tested positive for the coronavirus.

Ongoing tracking is meant to spot very rare risks – like the connection between the Johnson & Johnson shot and Guillain-Barré syndrome. And it relies on public reporting.

The side-effect causes weakness or a lack of movement on one side of the face.

Although people in early 2020 hoarded toilet paper, washed their hands incessantly, and wouldn’t leave home, 11 months later the public pushed the envelope on COVID-19 safety precautions.

There are a number of different tests for COVID-19, including viral tests and antibody tests. Learn more.

Experts in healthcare, pandemic response, finance, commerce, security, and innovation discuss new approaches to end the pandemic when vaccination measures alone may not be enough, and the enduring costs of COVID-19 continue to rise.

The Defense Ministry said two military aircraft have been sent to bring back all 301 sailors aboard the destroyer Munmu the Great.

Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on maternal and child nutrition outcomes, and productivity losses due to childhood stunting and mortality, in 118 low- and middle-income countries are projected under optimistic, moderate and pessimistic scenarios. Six nutrition interventions to mitigate excess stunting and child mortality are financially costed.

An economic model estimates increases in the number of people unable to afford even half the cost of healthy diets in low- and middle-income countries due to the COVID-19 crisis.

A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things.

Kara Eaker is the athlete who tested positive, her mother and her gym in Missouri confirmed on Monday. The women's team is continuing to prepare for the Games, according to USA Gymnastics.

As Indonesia sees a surge fuelled by the Delta variant, misleading health claims are spreading.

One person is being treated in hospital, as active cases rise to the highest level since the pandemic began.

Experts worry about breakthrough cases in older people or those who are immunocompromised, or the virus mutating into a more dangerous strain.

4 days before the opening ceremony, the entire South African soccer team is locked down, U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff is out, and the Japanese are nervous.

The Covid-19 recession is in the books as the shortest in U.S. history, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.

Police use tear gas, water cannon and rubber-coated bullets to disperse protesters en route to PM Prayuth’s office.