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The cruise CEOs made their case in this week’s meeting to replace the government’s phased-in approach to sailings from U.S. ports, sources told CNBC.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that trying to fight Michigan’s Covid surge with vaccines alone would lead to disappointment.

Florida’s governor said the state will sue the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding cruise ships be allowed to resume sailing immediately.

Carnival Cruise Line said Wednesday that it has seen a record level of bookings during the first quarter, up about 90% from fourth-quarter levels.

A new report says U.S. deaths last year topped 3.3 million, the nation’s highest annual death toll

Research shows evictions lead to a spike in Covid cases, raising concern about what will happen if the national ban on evictions is allowed to expire in days.

The trade group for the world’s biggest cruise lines on Wednesday called on the CDC to allow a phased-in resumption of sailings from U.S. ports in early July.

Airlines are putting pressure on the Biden administration to come up with a plan to reduce restrictions on international travel.

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky comments on the rise of travelers for spring break.

On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to receive an update on the fight against the pandemic. Dr. Henry Walke, incident manager for the CDC’s COVID-19 response, explained how community transmission levels inform new guidance like the K-12 update allowing a distance of three feet with masks...

President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Delaware over the weekend, his first out-of-town trip since taking office.

The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has drawn to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed

Only a little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting shots against COVID-19 when the vaccinations are first offered

Across the country, U.S. drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high.Addiction experts blame the pandemic, people are stressed and isolated, treatment and recovery programs are on-hold. La Jolla Clinical Psychologist Dr. Christina Huang says this was expected. “Of course we would expect substance use to be on the rise, because if people are at home and they are feeling...

Numbers released by the San Diego Police Department, show drug overdose calls have spiked during the pandemic. NBC 7’s investigative reporter, Mari Payton looked at the data and has reaction from a psychologist.

A new federal requirement for wearing face masks on airline flights and public transportation takes effect on Monday

A new COVID-19 variant different from the United Kingdom strain was first found in other countries and now has emerged in counties across California. It’s been linked to multiple outbreaks in Santa Clara County, including one at Kaiser San Jose Medical Center, health officials said Sunday.

Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.

The states’ focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said.

“Most people have the basic materials to make a face mask right now,” says Stanford psychology expert Nir Eyal. “It’s time to call forth the ‘can do’ American spirit and encourage everyone stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic to start sewing.”