Drs. Fauci, Walensky testify before Senate on U.S. omicron response

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The top health leaders in the U.S. will testify before the Senate on Tuesday about...

Everything you need to know about the new, free at-home Covid tests

SolStock | E+ | Getty Images During these hard times, at least one thing should should soon get easier: Getting tested for Covid-19. Starting Saturday, many people will be able to get free at-home tes...

WEF report warns of Covid inequalities fueling social tensions

Demonstrators holds a banner with ‘Covid slave ticket’ written while they protest against the compulsory vaccination campaign against SARSCoV2, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News...

Dot-com bubble dynamic may drive S&P 500 above 5,500: Julian Emanuel

Market bull Julian Emanuel sees a dot-com era dynamic that could shatter the S&P 500’s record highs. In his first TV interview since starting at Evercore ISI, Emanuel told CNBC’s ̶...

Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren’t ‘enough for omicron’

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Bel...

Biden Requires Insurance Companies To Cover Free At-Home Covid Tests Starting This Weekend

Topline Private insurance companies will be required to reimburse customers for up to eight at-home Covid-19 tests per month starting Saturday, according to a policy announced Monday, as the Biden Adm...

Moderna CEO says fall booster shots will likely target omicron

Moderna is working on a booster shot that will target the omicron variant of Covid for this fall as nations around the world prepare to distribute annual vaccinations against the virus. “We are ...

Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Bel...

Drones May Become “The Next Big Thing” In Healthcare Delivery

Since ancient times, technology has allowed society to defy the limits of human possibility. Especially with regards to modern healthcare, the world has harnessed technology to make incredibly innovat...

Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta

Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images A r...

Scientists Identify Coronavirus Strain In Cyprus That Blends Delta And Omicron

Topline Scientists in Cyprus have found 25 cases of a strain of the coronavirus that they say combines elements of the delta and omicron variants, dubbing it “deltacron,” with a high proportion of the...

The Rate Of Covid-19 Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) In Children is Skyrocketing

One of the most vulnerable groups throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has been the pediatric population. Reasons for this are numerous, including the fact that until recently, Covid-19 vaccinations were ...

Pfizer vaccine effective, protects against MIS-C, CDC says

Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty...

FDA shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months for adults

A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, Janua...

FDA Cuts Moderna Booster Waiting Period From Six Months To Five

Topline Adults who received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine series now only need to wait five months before receiving a booster dose, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday, days after the agenc...

Covid is more prevalent in these countries than in the U.S. and U.K.

Tourists visit the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Nick Paleologos | Bloomberg | Getty Images The emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant has s...

How to insure your trip amid airline cancellations

NicolasMcComber | E+ | Getty Images Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may be wondering whether or how to ensure — and...

Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden vaccine mandates

A protester holds a banner at a rally against mandates for the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, U.S., January 5, 2022. Mike S...

Travel industry to stay in flux for the foreseeable future: Collinson

The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according to the Asia-Pacific president of a travel services firm....

Moderna CEO says fourth Covid shot may be needed, citing efficacy issue

A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Enfermera Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2021. Juan Medina | Reuters Moderna CEO Step...

It’s ‘a killer of people and jobs’

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imag...

Which countries are on track to meet the WHO Covid vaccination target?

A health worker prepares Pfizer vaccine boosters for clients on December 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images The U.S. is among the countries projected to miss the WHOR...

CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge

A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Health First Medical Centre in Melbourne, Florida. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Cente...

Walmart cuts paid leave in half, as CDC guidance changes

An employee scans grocery items for pickup order at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is cutting pandem...

Fauci says multiple preliminary studies find omicron is less severe than delta

NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White H...

Drugstores struggle to keep Covid at-home tests in stock as omicron rages across U.S.

Health workers distribute free rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits at a vaccine clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Panagio...

‘Flurona’ Cases Raise Concerns Of Severe Double-Infections

Topline Israel reported a rare case of simultaneous infection with Covid-19 and flu Thursday, raising concerns that seasonal flu outbreaks could leave large swathes of the public vulnerable to severe ...

Anti-Vaxxers Claim Betty White Died After Covid-19 Booster, Debunked By Agent

Legendary actress Betty White passed on December 31, 2021, just 17 days short of her 100th birthday. … [+] (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) Getty Images While many have been mourning the re...

New Zealand Covid experts take legal action over public harassment

University of Auckland physics professor Shaun Hendy, whose work on Covid-19 scenario modelling has helped inform the New Zealand government’s response to the pandemic. Phil Walter | Getty Image...

CDC adds testing guidance to shortened Covid isolation recommendation after facing criticism

People wait in line for COVID-19 testing at Kedren Community Health Center on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease...

Omicron makes up 95% of sequenced Covid cases in U.S. as infections hit pandemic record

At the Covid testing site on Broadway in Santa Monica, the wait was at least 45 minutes long even with an appointment on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The omicr...

Biden doubles U.S. order of Pfizer Covid treatment pills, speeds delivery as omicron rages

A Pfizer employee checks the boxes containing Paxlovid, COVID-19 treatment pills, at a distribution facility in Memphis, Tennessee, in this undated handout picture. Pfizer | Reuters President Joe Bide...