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Brazil's Police Search Home of Ex-President Bolsonaro in Fake Vaccine Card Case
Brazil’s Federal Police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone Wednesday in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards.
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Biden Will End Covid Vaccine Mandates for Federal Workers and International Travelers on May 11
The Biden administration will end Covid vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors and air travelers on May 11.
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Mexican President Tests Positive for Coronavirus for Third Time
Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the coronavirus, having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19.
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Lose Your Sense of Smell From COVID? New Brain Study Tackles Key Questions
The research shows it may be possible to retrain the brain to recover its sense of smell.
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DOJ Charges 18 People — Including Doctors — in Massive Covid Health-Care Fraud Takedowns
The alleged health-care fraud schemes involved false billing and theft from federal programs, fake Covid vaccine cards, and Covid test kits.
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CDC Signs Off on 2nd Dose of Omicron Covid Booster for Older Adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday backed a second dose of the updated Covid booster for older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
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California Ends Mask Requirement for Healthcare Workers
California lifted its COVID masking requirements in health care settings Monday but two Bay Area counties are keeping masking rules in place.
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Senators Press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price.
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If You Had Covid Before You Were Vaccinated, You Might Have Less Immunity Than You Think, Study Says
The study, led by Stanford University researchers, challenges prior studies that suggest a Covid infection enhances a vaccinated individual’s immune response.
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Biden Signs Legislation to Declassify Certain Intelligence on Covid Pandemic Origins
Biden signed legislation requiring the declassification of information on any possible links between a lab in China and the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Pandemic 3 Years Later: Has the COVID-19 Virus Won?
It’s been three years since the World Health Organization’s first called COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The anniversary on Saturday has health experts taking stock of successes and failures. The coronavirus has killed nearly 7 million worldwide and appears here to stay. It spreads easily from person to person, riding respiratory droplets in the air, killing some victims...
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3 Years After Start of COVID-19 Pandemic, Here's How San Diego County Has Changed
During three years of the coronavirus pandemic, San Diegans have had to change the way they live; their children had to adapt their learning; workplaces had to adjust the way they do business; and people had to address changes with their mental health. Here’s a look at what has changed in San Diego County.
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The More Attractive a Person Thinks They Are, the Less Likely They Are to Mask, New Study Finds
Masking efforts may no longer depend on the state of the pandemic. The more attractive a person feels, the less likely they are to mask, a study shows.
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Biden Proposes $1.6 Billion to Crack Down on COVID Relief Fraud
President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to agree to pay more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs.
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Savannah Guthrie Tests Positive for COVID-19 During Live TODAY Broadcast
Savannah Guthrie tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 28, prompting her to leave TODAY during the morning broadcast.
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FBI Director Accuses China of Trying to ‘Thwart and Obfuscate' Covid Origin Probe
FBI Director Chris Wray said the FBI believes Covid probably originated from a “potential lab incident” in Wuhan.
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California's COVID State of Emergency Will Expire Next Week. What's Next?
Nearly three years ago, our lives changed as we went into a pandemic and next week, California’s COVID state of emergency will expire. So, what does this mean moving forward?
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‘Died Suddenly' Online Campaign is Twisting Tragedies to Push Vaccine Lies
A growing online conspiracy theory is using the tagline “died suddenly” to baselessly claim that COVID-19 vaccines are killing people.
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Here Are 8 Things the End of the US Public Health Emergency Could Change
Here’s a look at what will stay and what will go once the emergency order is lifted.
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Long Covid Has an ‘Underappreciated' Role in Labor Shortage, Study Finds
Long Covid has kept some people out of work for over a year, a new report finds, offering yet more evidence of the illness’ labor impact.