No concerning safety issues were associated with either the Pfizer and BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines during the first month of shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Friday
While research into emerging coronavirus variants is ongoing, one expert cautioned that they are “not magic,” and that the measures in place to mitigate current spread will still work against the new strains.
As states lift mask rules and ease restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of falling case numbers, public health officials say authorities are overlooking potentially more dangerous COVID-19 variants that are quietly spreading through the U.S.
Despite encouraging trends in national coronavirus-related hospitalizations and cases, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worries that “pandemic fatigue” come spring could significantly worsen the (country’s) trajectory.
With coronavirus cases soaring in late summer, experts warned about the potential for a so-called “twin-demic,” which they said would've seen hospital systems overwhelmed by both COVID-19 and the influx of flu patients, but the surge never came.
A teen in the U.K. who compulsively ate her own hair ended up developing a massive hairball in her stomach that tore a hole through her stomach wall, according to a new report.
Vaccinating as many people against the novel coronavirus as possible may be one way to address the concerning variant issue, one expert said on Thursday.
New research suggests a concerning coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa diminished Pfizer and Moderna's vaccine-induced antibody levels, and the protection is unclear.
Federal officials said Wednesday they have seized some 11 million fake N95 masks, including 1 million earlier today, as part of a federal investigation into the foreign-made knockoffs that have been distributed to hospitals, medical facilities, and beyond in at least five states.
Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19, but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question.
Cats, rabbits and hedgehogs have all been implicated in a new study that aims to predict the animals most likely to launch the next deadly COVID-19 outbreak.