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The story of what happened to Maurice Monk, a 45-year-old security guard who suffered from mental illness and who died in a cell on Monday, raises questions about the care he received while incarcerated and why he was in Santa Rita Jail in the first place.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases says he's concerned over the uptick in hospitalizations among people fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Speaking at a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said COVID-19 is far from being an endemic illness, but said continued vaccination efforts could eventually bring the coronavirus under control.

The CDC says there are several ways this year to enjoy holiday traditions while also protecting your health and the health of your family and friends.

Germany has approved new measures to rein in record coronavirus infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the pandemic situation in the country “really worrying” and demanded “consequent action” to contain the spread of the virus.

The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.

The White House announced Friday that it has purchased 10 million treatment courses of Pfizer's investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate Paxlovid.

U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before to a pandemic low of 268,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

“I have people calling me the sister of the devil and misconstruing my intentions, so I want to set the record straight.”

Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration in the U.S. during the pandemic.

A dispute between the Oklahoma governor and the Pentagon over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is setting up the first critical test of the military’s authority to require National Guard troops to get the shot. It's also laying the groundwork for potential protests from other states.

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for Moderna's COVID-19 booster for adults who are 65 and older, as well as adults between 18 and 64 who are at risk for severe COVID-19.

The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines to share with the world.

A study on calls to crisis helplines in 19 countries shows a striking similarity in the pandemic's toll on mental health. Fears of infection, loneliness and physical health were the main concerns voiced in the pandemic's early weeks.

OSHA said it is currently not taking steps to implement or enforce President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for big businesses as long as the mandate is tied up in court.

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests could help make a family’s Thanksgiving or Christmas gathering safer when combined with vaccination, experts say.

The league’s protocols were updated as a result of increasing rates of COVID-19 across the country.