COVID-19

People are urged to social distance on a golf course.

changes

CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines on quarantines, social distancing

$100 bill with Ben Franklin wearing mask

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Stealing COVID aid

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just when I thought i was out...

Biden tests positive for COVID. Again.

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speedy recovery!

Doctor: Biden's COVID symptoms 'almost completely resolved'

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William Falk

The great COVID disconnect

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What to know about COVID's seriously contagious BA.5 subvariant

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farewell, fauci

Fauci 'likely' to retire by the end of Biden's term

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Harold Maass

BA.5: Is it time to step up the COVID fight again?

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The next round of COVID-19 booster shots, explained

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What's in a (virus) name?

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another shot

Pfizer says Omicron vaccines produce stronger immune response

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Welcome to the 'Pandemicene'

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Briefing

Is COVID over?

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jab those babies

CDC approves COVID vaccines for kids as young as 6 months

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finally!

FDA clears COVID vaccines for youngest kids

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the time has come

Dr. Fauci has COVID

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one less test

U.S. to end COVID test requirement for international travelers

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.

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vax facts

White House details vaccination plan for kids under 5

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newcomer

FDA panel endorses possible 4th COVID vaccine

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slow down!

COVID vaccines can't keep up with new Omicron subvariants

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Briefing

The 'jarring' data on long COVID

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like the plague

Nearly one-third of the Senate has now had COVID

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Briefing

What's up with the COVID lockdowns in China?

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What's next for the COVID vaccine?

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precautions

CDC: With COVID-19 infections rising, a third of U.S. should consider indoor masks

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a sad, sad day

COVID death toll hits 1 million, per CDC, as new cases spread

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Understanding the teen mental health crisis

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a solemn reminder

Federal flags to fly at half-staff to mark grim COVID milestone

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David Faris

A final dispatch of political decline

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Not immune

North Korea enters lockdown after 1st official COVID-19 outbreak

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it seems we have reached an impasse

GOP continues to block COVID aid package in Senate

A dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

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pulling back

FDA restricts Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine due to blood clot risk

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a sobering reality

Pandemic's true global death toll closer to 15 million, WHO says

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What you need to know about traveling in 2022

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always watching

The CDC reportedly monitored the location data of millions of phones