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If you recently contracted COVID-19, you may be wondering what to do next, including what isolation protocol to follow.

Here is what people should do if they encounter an aggressive driver or road-rage incident according to Art Markman, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Public health officials warn that moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine could leave millions of people in Africa unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease.

COVID super dodgers, people who have never been infected with COVID-19, are becoming an even more exclusive club now that the BA.5 omicron subvariant has taken over.

President Joe Biden likely has the BA.5 strain of COVID-19, the highly infectious variant that is currently responsible for most cases in the U.S., the president’s physician said Saturday.

With cases rising and several Chicago-area counties nearing a high alert level from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what should you do if you test positive for coronavirus or were exposed to someone who has?

The fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariants yet, the two latest versions of omicron appear to evade protection from vaccines and previous infections more easily than any others before. As of July 2, the subvariant BA.5 was responsible for nearly 54% of COVID cases in the U.S. BA.4, a similar subvariant, accounted for nearly 17% more, according to the latest data from the…

All five boroughs of New York City are back in the CDC’s high-risk category for COVID community spread as of the agency’s Friday update, a reflection of the increasingly infectious national climate as the “worst version” of omicron yet holds its dominance. Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island had all been in the CDC high-risk category for...

International travelers entering the U.S. will no longer require a Covid-19 test.

Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen over the next week.

If you test positive for coronavirus or are exposed to someone who has, just how long should you quarantine or isolate? Here’s what the experts say.

Steve Kerr won’t coach the Warriors in Game 4 on Monday night.

Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will prove two low-dose shots can protect children under the age of 6.

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate is 7.6%. According to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office, there have been 10,826 total COVID-19-related deaths in the state, an additional 17 since last Thursday. Officials said 59,858 tests have been reported since last Thursday, and 4,547 were positive. There are 176 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Connecticut, an additional 37 since last Thursday. Of…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized to Parliament for breaking COVID rules with a gathering on his birthday after he was fined by the police last week and faces a possible censure.

Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...

The city’s health department cited a rise in COVID-19 cases as the reason for bringing back the indoor mask mandate for public places, schools and day cares.

Republicans have blocked a Democratic attempt to begin Senate debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise that is just a day old.

Democrats abandoned Biden’s request to include $5 billion to help countries — especially poorer ones — where the disease is still running rampant.

A new CDC recommendation says people ages 50 and older should get a second dose of a COVID-19 booster shot.