Coronavirus

A hopeful view is gaining steam that as vaccinations reach a critical mass, perhaps around midyear, and the government provides further stimulus, the economy and the job market will strengthen much faster than they did after previous recessions.

A new variant of the coronavirus that’s exploded in Brazil and has since been found in the U.S. is causing some concern among scientists. Here’s what one Harvard researcher is saying.

The Director of the CDC says schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Sometimes, the toilets and handwashing stations are littered with drugs and other human bio-hazards. One of her colleagues was recently sprayed with urine and had nowhere to clean up. 

The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want Sunday's Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.

A recent study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that a more “efficient and equitable administration” of COVID-19 vaccines needs to be a high priority after preliminary data showed mostly non-Hispanic White women received the COVID-19 vaccine so far.

President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on a private call Tuesday that a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan is insufficient as he urged lawmakers to boldly and swiftly confront the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 100-year-old British war veteran, who captivated the nation by raising more than $40 million toward COVID-19 relief last year, died after testing positive for the virus.

Groundhog Day at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, still went on, but because of the coronavirus pandemic — it was all virtual.

Killings rose dramatically across the U.S. last year, and a study released by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice suggests the pandemic and racial injustice unrest were factors.