Health

A child traveling with his vaccinated parents became Hawaii’s first pediatric COVID-19 death, the Hawaii Department of Health announced on Tuesday.

A recent study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that two-thirds of coronavirus patients who suffered mild illness were diagnosed with a new health condition as late as five months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis.

Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said a drug the company is testing to treat COVID-19 showed promising signs and could be available to the public by the end of this year.

Americans aren't required now to have Real IDs for domestic air travel until May 2023. Previously, the enforcement date was Oct. 1, 2021.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the CDC’s new outdoor mask guidance is the next step in getting back to some sense of normalcy and serves as “another reason to go get vaccinated now.”

The CDC says about 8% of Americans - or about 5 million people - are missing their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within the recommended timeframe.

Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold drove through part of Canada and took a ferry to reach the state's capital over the weekend after Alaska Airlines suspended her from its flights for her “continued refusal” to follow mask requirements.

A private school founded by an anti-vaccination activist in South Florida has warned teachers and staff against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will not employ anyone who has received the shot.

The couple will serve as the campaign chairs of an effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries, which includes a fundraising concert in May.

Former NFL linebacker Geno Hayes died Monday after a battle with liver disease. He was 33. 

The family of a woman from Oakland who died of complications from the coronavirus is sharing her story. They're hoping it may save some lives.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration convenes Tuesday for the first meeting in a decade to consider clawing back approvals from several cancer drugs that have failed to show they extend or improve life.

Seniors who are too poor to retire, and for whom Social Security benefits can't support the cost of living in the Bay Area, have been working throughout the pandemic.

"I put out a basic signing bonus and there are many businesses that do it," he said. "And it was not an awful lot, it was $400, but I didn't even get a phone call, crickets."