Shaq rips COVID vaccine mandates: 'You shouldn’t be forced to take something you don’t want'

"But it’s just, people don’t want to take it, and you shouldn’t be forced to take something you don’t want," Shaquille O'Neal said of the NBA's mandated COVID-19 vaccination policies.

Spain to drop masks outdoors as omicron surge decelerates

Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled by a highly contagious mutation, Health Minister Carolina Darias said.

Mayor Garcetti says he holds his breath when taking photos maskless at Rams NFC Championship game

“I wore my mask the entire game and when people ask for a photograph I hold my breath and put it [mask] here and people can see it. There’s a 0% chance of infection from that,” Garcetti said.

COVID could become endemic in 2022, Wisconsin health official says

Wisconsin's top medical officer said COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of 2022, anticipating a stage where case numbers remain fairly constant.

COVID-19 vaccines: will we need more boosters or a new shot?

COVID-19 vaccines have saved an unknown number of lives but will it be necessary for us to get boosters every few months? What about a new formula or a new shot entirely? This is the next debate on COVID-19 vaccines.

Johns Hopkins study shows lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 death rate by .2%

Lockdowns during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2% in the U.S. and Europe, according to a Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis of several studies. 

Army begins discharging soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

The Army, the U.S. military’s largest service, said it will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Not worth it? New report by economists say COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns were not effective

The report, which is not peer reviewed and draws from a set of 24 studies, show that COVID lockdowns only reduced mortality from the disease by 0.2%, and may have, in some cases, increased mortality. Some experts, however, are skeptical about the report.

Starbucks to raise menu prices to offset inflation

The Seattle-based coffee franchise had already raised prices — once in October 2021 and December 2021 — but inflation woes and labor issues have forced the company to hike prices once again.

Fry's Food Stores providing free N95 masks
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Free N95 masks are now available, while supplies last, at Fry's Food Stores across the Phoenix area. There is a limit of three masks per person. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.

Medical team going to Sierra Vista to battle COVID-19 surge

Personnel includes physicians, advanced health care professionals, nurses, a respiratory therapist and a paramedic who will serve for up to 14 days per deployment.

Free COVID-19 tests: At-home kits expected to arrive this week

If you belong to one of the 66 million U.S households that ordered the free COVID-19 at-home tests from the federal government, you might see them arrive in your mailbox soon.

Omicron variant raises concerns about long-term COVID-19

Omicron's race across the globe has amped up concerns about long COVID, which some estimates suggest affects a third of COVID-19 survivors.

COVID-19, booming housing and rental market mean hard times for some Arizonans

Effects from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the booming housing and home rental market in the Phoenix area, have meant that some Arizonans are facing some tough times financially.

Arizona governor's $10M Educational Recovery Fund in question by some parents still waiting for the money

A Phoenix parent says she hasn't seen a cent from the Arizona governor's $10M Educational Recovery Fund for switching her children to a charter school from a public school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.