Pfizer boosters up first, Moderna expected to follow, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci says studies are being done to determine whether it's safe and/or effective to mix and match booster shots.
COVID-19 concerns remain with full capacity set for Bucs' home games
As the Tampa Bay Bucs are getting ready to kick off their season this week, quarterback Tom Brady's comments about COVID-19 are raising eyebrows.
Man dies of COVID-19, family says Sugar Land hospital refused court-ordered treatment of Ivermectin
The family of a Richmond, Texas veteran, who died of COVID-19, say a Sugar Land hospital refused to give the 74-year-old a court-ordered treatment of Ivermectin.
Satanic Temple to fight Texas abortion law, cites religious freedom
The Satanic Temple is arguing that women should be able to take an abortion-inducing drug as an expression of religious freedom within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Bette Midler says women should ‘refuse to have sex with men’ to protest Texas abortion law
"Why do #antivaxxers and #antimaskers get to live the ‘my body, my choice’ life, but pregnant women are not allowed to?" wrote Midler. "How is this fair?"
Pandemic unemployment benefits end for 7M Americans on Labor Day
The expiration of jobless benefits could fuel a sharp spending pullback.
Union workers feeling more confident amid COVID-19 labor shortage
The pandemic spawned a worker shortage that’s left some of America’s long-beleaguered union members feeling more confident this Labor Day than they have in years.
GoDaddy stops service for Texas anti-abortion group's whistleblower website
Web hosting provider GoDaddy told the anti-abortion group that they had 24 hours to move to another provider, saying the website that allowed users to report violations of Texas' restrictive abortion law violated their terms of service.
A summer that once promised ‘independence’ from COVID-19 wraps up in despair
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, here is a look back at how the delta variant and millions of unvaccinated Americans fueled the country’s COVID-19 resurgence.
Health experts call for 'immediate end' to use of parasite drug ivermectin for COVID-19
The American Medical Association is calling for an "immediate end" to the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Multiple states have reported an uptick in calls to poison control centers as people buy the veterinary form of the anti-parasite drug -- which can contain 1,000 times what's safe for humans.
Fauci names new COVID-19 variant health officials are ‘keeping an eye on’
The Mu variant has mutations that 'indicate that it might evade the protection from certain antibodies.
Hernando County deputy dies from COVID-19, sheriff says
Detective Tommy Breedlove with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office died late Saturday night from COVID-19, according to Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis.
‘I was terrified’: Zip-tie carrying men confront Arizona principal over COVID-19 policy
An Arizona father was arrested Thursday after he and two others threatened to make a citizen's arrest on a principal Thursday morning over a school's COVID-19 protocols, according to school district officials.
CDC: US blood donations show COVID-19 antibodies increased 4x after vaccine rollouts
The CDC shared a study that found COVID-19 antibodies in blood donors increased significantly once vaccine rollouts began.
Kidney issues linked to ‘long COVID-19,’ study finds
A new study finds that kidney problems could be considered a long-term symptom of having a COVID-19 infection.
Florida struggles with COVID-19's deadliest phase yet
Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge.
Air quality briefly improved amid 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, UN says
The World Meteorological Organization, releasing its first ever Air Quality and Climate Bulletin on Friday, cautioned that the reductions in pollution were patchy.
Gasparilla Music Festival to require attendees prove vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for entry
Ticketholders for the Gasparilla Music Festival are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or COVID-19 vaccination before entry to the concert, organizers announced Friday.
COVID-19 surge: Idaho hospitals buckling amid another wave of sick patients
Intensive care beds are full of unvaccinated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Boise, Idaho.
C.1.2 variant: New coronavirus strain has highest mutation rate yet, study says
A new strain of the novel coronavirus — dubbed C.1.2. — has the potential to become a variant of concern and has exhibited the most mutations out of all previous variants, according to a recent study.