People who test positive for Covid can receive antiviral pills at pharmacies for free, Biden says

Paxlovid, a Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer | Handout | via Re...

Biden says U.S. will deploy new Covid vaccines within 100 days if another variant emerges

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol’s House Chamber March 01, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Imag...

Pfizer Covid vaccine was just 12% effective against omicron in kids 5 to 11, study finds

Nora Gossett, 7, reacts as she receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Sophia Jan, MD, while her father Jeff Gossett, MD, holds her hand at Cohen Children’s Medical Center as vaccines...

We need to stop ‘apologizing for being capitalists’ and support business

New York City Mayor Eric Adams told CNBC on Monday he wants to encourage new business formation in the Big Apple, including in nascent industries like cryptocurrency. In an interview on “Squawk ...

Why health-care costs are rising in the U.S. more than anywhere else

Health-care spending is rising around the world, but the U.S. is the worst performer. The United States accounts for more than 40% of all global health spending. Health-care spending made up 5% of tot...

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, February 28

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop after new sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine A trader works at the New...

Peel Group’s John Whitaker hopes to set up Isle of Man cannabis farm

Cannabis leaves sit on plants growing in a greenhouse in the GW Pharmaceuticals Plc facility in Sittingboune, U.K. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images A vast marijuana far...

hospitals could run out of oxygen supplies in 24 hours, WHO

A woman holds a child as people arrive at a train station converted into a refugee center, at the border control between Poland and Ukraine, after Russia launched a massive military operation against ...

CDC relaxes Covid guidance allowing most people to ditch masks if hospitalizations remain low

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its mask guidance on Friday, allowing most people to ditch their face coverings so long as Covid-19 hospitalizations in their communities remain ...

Transmissibility, severity, reinfection of Omicron BA.2 subvariant

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A more contagious subvariant of omicron, known as BA.2, is spreading across the globe and could soon become the dominant version of Covid-19. It’s now th...

Moderna says Covid is entering an endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed

Maryland National Guard Specialist James Truong (L) administers a Moderna coronavirus vaccine at CASA de Maryland’s Wheaton Welcome Center on May 21, 2021 in Wheaton, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla ...

Moderna (MRNA) Q4 2021 earnings

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid Covid-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in...

Hong Kong’s omicron spike tests its zero-Covid approach

On February 16, 2022, patients lie in hospital beds waiting for medical treatment in a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong. Leung Man Hei | Nurphoto | Getty Images Lam h...

CDC says waiting longer between Pfizer, Moderna doses may reduce myocarditis risk

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Ler...

What it’s like to self-test for Covid when flying home from abroad

Images By Tang Ming Tung | DigitalVision | Getty Images While scores of American spring breakers will soon descend on Florida hot spots like Daytona Beach and Panama City as well as other balmy U.S. d...

How to save money when picking your health insurance plan

Most Americans struggle to figure out which health insurance plan will save them money. A study of almost 24,000 employees at a major Fortune 100 company found that 61% of them chose the wrong plan fo...

Covid infections plummet 90% from U.S. pandemic high, states lift mask mandates

A resident receives a Covid-19 swab test during a mobile clinic at Saint Paul MB Church in Cleveland, Mississippi, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Rory Doyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. health official...

Don’t panic. How to control emotions during stock market volatility

Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images The ups and downs of the stock market may have you tempted to make changes to your portfolio. Yet time and again experts will tell you to never let emotions drive ...

Singapore hopes to ease Covid measures after omicron peaks: Lawrence Wong

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the country is “quietly confident” about handling the highly transmissible omicron variant, despite the recent surge in Co...

UK to roll out additional vaccine shot for over 75s, vulnerable people

A member of the military vaccinates a woman at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on February 3, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images ...

UK PM Boris Johnson to lift all remaining Covid restrictions in England

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday will laud the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in Engla...

Warby Parker plans to take on glasses giant EssilorLuxottica

A worker dusts a display of Ray-Ban sunglasses, manufactured by EssilorLuxottica, in a store in Barcelona, Spain, on June 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images Eyewear company Warby Parker is at an infle...

New Covid wave in Indonesia puts China’s Sinovac to the test

Indonesian Red Cross officers spray disinfectant at the Pondok Bambu residential area in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 10, 2022. This action as an effort to suppress the omicron variant of the corona...

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid, her symptoms are mild and she is vaccinated

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth reacts during a meeting with members of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, October 6, 2021. Steve Parsons | Pool | Reuters ...

Covid risks have reduced but another pandemic will come

Bill Gates said Friday that the risks of severe disease from Covid-19 have “dramatically reduced” but another pandemic is all but certain. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at Germany...

My kids won’t wear Covid masks in school when mandate lifts later this month

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday his children “won’t be wearing a mask” when their local school district’s Covid face-covering mandate lifts later this month. “If i...

Watch Bill Gates share his thoughts on how to end to the Covid pandemic

[The stream is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joins CNBC&...

Is it safe to travel if I’m vaccinated and recovered from Covid

Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have what some outside the medical community have labeled “super i...

Hong Kong expert on healthcare system amid surging Covid cases

Patients lie in hospital beds waiting for medical treatment at a temporary shelter outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, China, on February 16, 2022. Leung Man Hei | NurPhoto | Getty Images...

Where one of UnitedHealth’s first tech start-up acquisitions is today

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In 2010, Grant Verstandig founded Audax Health with a vision of putting more power in the hands of the health-care consumer and creating a digital interface to enc...

California lays out plan to live with Covid for the long-term, fight future surges and new variants

A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California on Thursday laid out a plan that manage Covid as a ...

Marine Reservist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot sold fake Covid cards, feds say

A stack of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards from the CDC. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Getty Images A U.S. Marine Corps Reservist from New York who previously was arrested on charges related to part...