As the summer surge of COVID-19 crests, many people are weighing whether they need to get booster shots now to protect against the disease (SN: 7/19/24). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ...

Variant-driven COVID-19 cases are increasing and a few U.S. schools and businesses have temporarily reinstated mask mandates to mitigate the virus’s spread. Now, some are sounding the alarm that more ...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan Pieper unlocked a way to help people. “I wanted to give back,” said Pieper, an associate collegiate professor who teaches and oversees the workshop facilities at ...

As much as we’d like to think that COVID-19 is behind us, the virus isn’t going anywhere. Health officials continue to recommend that people get vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza every year ...

What Strain(s) Will The Vaccines Protect Against? The updated vaccines will target the JN.1 lineage of COVID-19, using the LP.8.1 strain. This lineage is a descendant of the Omicron variant of the ...

Yearly Covid-19 Booster Recommendations in Canada, Europe, and Australia. Although the rapid development of multiple Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 represents a major scientific, medical, and regulatory ...

With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in the U.S., Americans are reviving a familiar precautionary measure: Screening for the virus using rapid at-home tests. Many people still have kits the ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

Overhead view of senior Asian woman carrying out a Covid-19 rapid lateral flow test at home. She is holding a positive Coronavirus rapid self test device, feeling worried Overhead view of senior Asian ...