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Ohio researchers on Wednesday announced that they’ve identified two new coronavirus variants that likely originated in the United States. 

A new study found that 40% of about 700 medical workers in the U.K., caring for the most dire coronavirus patients, hit the threshold for developing post-traumatic stress disorder, among other pressing mental health concerns.

With nearly 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 identified in Florida on Tuesday, the state has officially surpassed 1.5 million total cases of the novel virus.

As the country continues to navigate early phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, reports document glitches in websites for appointments, leaving coveted time slots up for grabs by the general public.

Wisconsin health officials said they identified a case of the U.K. coronavirus variant through ongoing surveillance and whole-genome sequencing, but did not release information pertaining to the patient who tested positive.

The U.S. reported a single-day high in coronavirus deaths this week, with Johns Hopkins University tallying 4,327 fatalities on Tuesday. The harrowing number brings the country’s cumulative death toll to over 380,820.

A coronavirus outbreak has ravaged an upstate New York nursing home, claiming at least 32 residents’ lives in its deadly march, per multiple reports.

The World Health Organization said Monday that even with the widespread rollout of vaccination programs, herd immunity will not be achieved in 2021.

The bacteria lurking in COVID-19 patients’ intestines may play a role in how sick they get from the illness, according to new research.

Maryland has detected the U.K. coronavirus variant known as B.1.1.7 in two residents, officials said Tuesday, marking the first such instance in the state.

Cancer death rates in the United States hit a record 2.4% decrease in 2018, marking a record for the second year in a row and contributing to a 31% drop since 1990, the American Cancer Society announced Tuesday.

As the long-awaited rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues, an important question remains: is it safe to see friends and family after receiving the jab, especially if those friends and family have not yet been vaccinated themselves? 

The U.S. was “too rigid” in the initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, the same day that the Trump administration moved to expand distribution efforts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to be ramping up states’ required submissions of COVID-19 samples in a bid to expand surveillance for mutated variants.

At least one case of a coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom was recently discovered in Indiana, said health officials in the Hoosier State this week. 

As experts warn about the high transmissibility of a strain of coronavirus first detected in the U.K. several weeks ago, many have voiced concern about whether currently-approved vaccines and treatments will remain effective.

The Trump administration in a bid to speed up COVID-19 vaccination efforts is asking states to widen distribution to include people ages 65 and older, and others who are at high risk for severe illness by releasing second doses that were previously being reserved for those who had already had the first shot.

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim will serve as Orange County’s first ‘super point-of-dispensing’ (POD) site for COVID-19 vaccinations, launching operations later this week, officials announced Monday.

Biotech giant Moderna is using what some experts have called “21st-century science” to create three new vaccines to protect against the seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus, respectively, the company announced on Monday. 

As if the latest deadly novel pathogen wasn’t enough, the federal health agency recently documented a summer-time outbreak of a serious, multidrug-resistant fungus in a Florida COVID-19 unit.