COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February, WHO says

Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic.

Lino Lakes family left with $20K hospital bill after toddler's COVID-19 treatment deemed not necessary

A Lino Lakes family was left with a $20,000 bill for the treatment of their toddler, who was hospitalized and placed on oxygen with COVID-19 and enterovirus. Insurance deemed the treatment not "medically necessary."

Health officials encourage COVID-19 booster as Thanksgiving nears

With Thanksgiving two weeks away, public health officials are recommending that Americans get the new COVID-19 booster tweaked to target the most common omicron strain.

Visitors to Shanghai Disney locked in park for COVID-19 testing

“Please return and take a tour in the park," an employee in a mask said to guests in a video on social media. "The park’s gates are all closed temporarily, and you cannot leave now.”

Tucson father convicted in clash over school COVID-19 mandates

In September 2021, cellphone video showed Kelly Walker and two other men in the doorway of an office at Mesquite Elementary School. They stated they would make a "citizen’s arrest" of the principal. Walker was upset his child would have to isolate and miss a school field trip because of possible exposure to someone with COVID-19.

Biden gets latest COVID booster, urging more Americans to get theirs

Over 20 million people, including nearly 1 in 5 older people, have gotten the new vaccine, which was formulated to target the coronavirus variants most dominant in the United States.

Remote work likely fueled small 'baby boom' in 2021 among US women, economists say

"This 2021 'baby bump' is the first major reversal in the U.S. fertility rates since the 2007 Great Recession and was large enough to reverse two years of declining fertility rates," the economists wrote.

CDC’s Dr. Walensky tests positive for COVID-19

Dr. Walensky, who is up-to-date with vaccination, is experiencing mild symptoms, the CDC said.

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose

Pfizer said the commercial pricing for adult COVID-19 vaccine doses could start in early 2023, depending on when the U.S. government phases out its program of buying the shots.

COVID-19 linked to increase in pregnancy-related deaths in the US

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims.

FDA OKs Novavax COVID-19 booster dose

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax.

White House: Get new COVID booster by Halloween

The White House is warning of a "challenging" virus season ahead and urging eligible Americans to get the updated COVID-19 boosters by Halloween to have maximum protection against the coronavirus by Thanksgiving and the holidays

Higher prices, bird flu could mean problems this Thanksgiving
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Prices have been going up on many things, including that Thanksigiving turkey. This year supply issues, along with bird flu, may mean fewer turkeys for some places. FOX 10 Photojournalist Joe Tillman has more.