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Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states

Starting Jan. 26, international travelers will be required to present a negative COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the U.S.

Later this week, the state is expected to release guidelines for the next round of COVID vaccines. The CDC said postal workers, grocery store employees, and bus drivers should be on that list, along with teachers. In Connecticut, there’s also a push to prioritize prisoners. “The people in prisons are human, too,” said Marquita Nelson of Meriden. Right now,...

Advocates, including the ACLU, are pushing the state to include prison inmates among the first groups to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Amid a rising winter surge that has prompted renewed restrictions and worries of a new virus variant, New York state on Saturday reached a previously unthinkable milestone of one million cases of the coronavirus. New York is the fourth state in the U.S. to reach such a record, following that of California, Texas and Florida. Of the 202,446 tests reported…

As the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic stretch into 2021, millions of U.S. renters are bracing for the possibility of having to show up in housing court to avoid getting evicted

Four New England governors joined together to share a message encouraging people to celebrate the holidays safely this year. Govs. Charlie Baker, Janet Mills, Chris Sununu and Phil Scott each shared the same video Wednesday evening, where all four spoke and encouraged people to wear masks, avoid travel and gather in smaller groups than usual at the peak of the…

United Airlines says it has given information about other passengers to federal health officials after a man who possibly had coronavirus-like symptoms died shortly after being on a flight. Airline spokesman Charles Hobart said Friday that United has sent the CDC information so health officials can let other passengers know they may have been exposed to an unspecified disease. United...

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday posted recommendations for use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as it relates to the general public, pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals.

New government data suggests more Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days if they have no symptoms.

Jimmy Fallon on Rudy Giuliani asking the president for a preemptive pardon and the CDC voting on who will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on Tuesday to grant health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities first access to the coronavirus vaccine.

The Aragonez family feels that they’re just like other families navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. They strictly followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention precautions, but after eight months, they ignored one rule and gathered in someone’s house. Now, they’re sharing their story in the hopes that others won’t make the same mistake.

With coronavirus cases still surging across the U.S., health officials implored Americans ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to forgo travel, cancel large get-togethers and spend the holiday at home with members of their own households. Here’s what you should know about celebrating Thanksgiving in 2020.

Millions of Americans bought tickets to fly somewhere for Thanksgiving before the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with them not to travel for the holiday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded cruise ship travel to the highest possible risk level for spreading COVID-19 – weeks after the agency gave cruises the green light to set sail.

With infection rates soaring, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 passing 250,000 and many hospitals reaching capacity, the Centers for Disease Control and other professional health organizations are urging Americans not to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday.

U.S. health officials are taking a new tack in the coronavirus fight by emphasizing recent research that finds a mask protects the person who wears it