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A surge of new coronavirus cases in Michigan is hitting a younger demographic than previous spikes which officials said is likely due to high vaccination rates among those ages 70 and above.

Jamie Metzl, an American author and member of the World Health Organization international advisory panel on Human Genome editing, slammed the WHO on Wednesday for their 'outrageous' conclusion that it was 'highly unlikely' that COVID-19 was the result of an accidental Wuhan lab leak.

As public interest in COVID-19 vaccinations continues to far exceed available shots and vaccine eligibility expands, Los Angeles county officials are warning residents about scammers attempting to sell appointments and steal information.

The novel coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. 

Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE plan to begin soon testing a freeze-dried version of its Covid-19 vaccine, which if proven to work safely could ease storage and handling of the shots in rural U.S. areas and low-income countries.

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that a Phase 3 trial involving its coronavirus vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 15 was found to be safe and 100% effective.

Officials in Canada are racing to find the cause of a mysterious brain disease that has afflicted more than 40 people in the New Brunswick province, according to news reports.

A Long Island woman tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday — more than a month after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine meant to protect against the virus, a report said.

Individuals battling major depressive episodes were found to have abnormal visual processing, according to a Finnish study suggesting altered perception involves changes in the cerebral cortex.

A coronavirus outbreak under investigation at a childcare facility in Nebraska involves 109 reported cases, an estimated 20% of which were tied to the highly transmissible U.K. variant, a spokesperson for the county health department confirmed to Fox News.

Arkansas will open up coronavirus vaccinations to anyone 16 and older, and is dropping its mask mandate immediately, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday.

Two COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Wisconsin were reportedly injected with the incorrect vaccine when they went for their second dose, according to a local report. 

Researchers are gearing up to collect stool and blood samples from willing participants to study the impact that the bacteria comprising the gut microbiome could have on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy.

The former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week said that the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine could provide a "pretty big backstop" against a fourth coronavirus surge. Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s comments came just one day before the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an emotional update warned the country of "impending doom" amid a recent increase in coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations. 

The World Health Organization’s director-general said the research team’s assessment on whether the coronavirus entered the human population as a result of a laboratory incident was not “extensive enough,” and that he believes it requires further investigation.

A Virginia man wound up with a days-long hospital stay after suffering a severe skin reaction to what his doctors believe was the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Zero deaths from the flu have been reported in Washington state during the 2020-2021 season, according to data from the state health department. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its report on the origins of the coronavirus Tuesday, with the research team listing introduction through an intermediary host followed by zoonotic transmission as “likely to very likely” the root of initial spread, and introduction through a laboratory incident as “extremely unlikely.”

A 5-year-old girl who eventually received a diagnosis of strep throat was suffering from the typical symptoms associated with the illness but had one additional ailment that stood out: so-called strawberry tongue.

Canada on Monday suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under age 55 following concerns it might be linked to rare blood clots.