Navajo Nation increases ability to do COVID-19 testing, vaccinations
Navajo President Jonathan Nez said the facilities also are working to give out more home testing kits this month while cases are surging.
Omicron vs. delta: Study examines difference between two coronavirus variant symptoms
The differences between omicron and delta variant symptoms were analyzed as part of a COVD-19 infection survey.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley tests positive for COVID-19: 'Very minor symptoms'
Milley's last contact with President Biden was Wednesday, Jan. 12, his spokesman says.
Beijing Olympics tickets will only be available to 'spectators from selected groups,' organizers say
The Olympics will have strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Novak Djokovic lands in Serbia after deportation from Australia
Novak Djokovic touched down in his native Serbia on Monday after being deported from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination.
Minnesota man battling COVID-19 moved to Texas hospital after lawsuit over ventilator
A Buffalo, Minnesota man suffering from a devastating case of COVID-19 is in Texas where his family is hoping and praying doctors there can save his life.
Embry Health CEO concerned over accusations that some COVID-19 testing site officials were not wearing masks
Embry Health's CEO says it is "just not acceptable," after officials in at least two of the company's COVID-19 testing sites were seen not wearing their masks.
What is Flurona? More cases pop up of people catching flu and COVID-19 at the same time
Doctors say while the chance of catching both viruses are somewhat minimal at the moment, a test has been developed to check for both flu and COVID. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.
As Phoenix hospitals fill up amid new COVID surge, doctor says people with mild cases can be treated at home
Hospitals are filling up across the country as a result of the omicron surge, but a doctor says not everyone who caught COVID should go to the hospital.
Arizona Gov. Ducey quietly approves $95M in virus cash to boost pay for troopers, prison guards and more
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey quietly tapped $95 million from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act to provide pay boosts to the state’s corrections officers, state troopers and more.
Navajo Nation: COVID-19 booster shot required for government workers
Navajo Nation health officials have changed how the term “fully vaccinated” is defined by making it two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine plus a booster shot.
What mask to wear? Arizona doctor explains the latest recommendations amid COVID-19 omicron surge
Besides getting vaccinated and boosted, masks are an important way to stop the spread, according to Dr. Natasha Bhuyan, the medical director at One Medical in Phoenix.
Newsmaker Saturday - Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Sarah Porter
Part 1: FOX 10's John Hook talks to Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University about the COVID-19 omicron variant. Part 2: Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, discusses the pros and cons of Pacific ocean desalination to create clean drinking water in Arizona.
COVID-19 case count remains high in Arizona, expert says we're getting close to herd immunity
Arizona has seen a huge spike in COVID-19 cases this week, but hopefully, this will be the beginning of the end to the public health emergency phase of the pandemic. FOX 10's Irene Snyder reports.
Arizona reports more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, highest since start of pandemic
On Jan. 14, the Arizona Dept. of Health Services reported 20,257 new cases and 66 additional deaths.
Study: Wearing a mask makes you more attractive
A recent study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask actually increases your attractiveness.
Novak Djokovic continues deportation fight from detention
A Federal Court hearing has been scheduled for Sunday, a day before the men’s No. 1-ranked tennis player and nine-time Australian Open champion is due to begin his title defense at the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.
As omicron cases surge, so do breakthrough infections
A fully vaccinated East Atlanta man recently contracted a breakthrough infection, likely caused by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Omicron COVID-19 takes toll on US sanitation workers, delaying garbage, recycling pickup
The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions.
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95, KN95 face masks
U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by healthcare workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.