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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer cannot sell its COVID-19 vaccine directly to New York as the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, had asked the company’s CEO to do. 

Like so much else in the pandemic, the scientific picture of so-called long-haulers is still developing.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster warned he could shut down elective surgeries in a bid to free up hospital staff and administer more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report.

Days after Los Angeles County surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases, researchers say a new local strain is likely behind the seemingly never-ending surge.

A California air quality agency has temporarily suspended limits on how many bodies can be cremated amid a lack of storage space for those who died from the novel coronavirus.

Yet another state has identified its first case of the more contagious coronavirus variant known as B.1.1.7 that was first discovered in the United Kingdom late last year. 

Brazil’s health regulator on Sunday approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, enabling Latin America’s largest nation to begin an immunization program that’s been subject to delay and political disputes.

The incoming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky warned on Sunday the U.S. is likely to see “dark weeks ahead,” with the death toll due to coronavirus potentially set to hit a half a million by mid-February.

Pfizer and BioNTech plan to seek full regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine in the first half of the year.

Some Delaware residents received the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination event over the weekend — despite not yet being eligible to receive the jab, according to state health officials. 

Alabama has fallen behind the rest of the country in vaccination efforts, averaging just 2,051 shots per every 100,000 residents.

Nestle Prepared Foods is calling back more than 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets after consumers complained of finding pieces of glass or plastic in the product.

California health officials on Sunday warned of a separate coronavirus variant, known as L452R, on the rise across the state since last November.

Massachusetts health officials on Sunday announced the state’s first known case of the more contagious coronavirus variant initially detected in the U.K, known as B.1.1.7.

Dr. Erica S. Pan, the California epidemiologist, issued a statement Sunday recommending a pause in the distribution of a specific lot of Moderna vaccine after “fewer than 10 individuals required medical attention over the span of 24 hours.”

Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found.

What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant?

Seniors are jetting off to Florida — but it’s not warm weather they’re seeking.

A more contagious strain of the novel coronavirus has been identified in Utah, marking the first time the variant — which was initially discovered in the United Kingdom late last year and is known as B.1.1.7 — has been found in the state. 

Health officials say by March, a new and more infectious strain of coronavirus — first found in the United Kingdom — will likely become the dominant strain in the United States.