COVID-19

Setting Sail

Diamond Princess embarks on 1st cruise since mass COVID outbreak onboard

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Briefing

Debating COVID's origins

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Briefing

What to expect from COVID this winter

White House COVID advisers standing behind Biden.

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still in a pandemic

U.S. extending COVID public health emergency through spring 2023, per official

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Briefing

China's 'COVID Zero' policy, explained

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Briefing

How dining out has changed

A fully stocked shelf in a liquor store.

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A Sobering Statistic

Alcohol-related deaths saw massive increase during COVID-19 pandemic, CDC says

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William Falk

No, it's not over

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Vaccination Nation

White Americans are now dying of COVID-19 at higher rates, analysis shows

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The end is near

California's COVID-19 emergency will end next year

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Briefing

Is the flu going to be bad this year?

The seal of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: October 15, 2022

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get the jab

White House predicts rise in COVID cases this coming winter

Tokyo tower and downtown district at dusk

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Lost in Japan

Japan reopens to tourists

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New Pandemic Policy

Hong Kong reveals relaxed travel quarantine policy

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Briefing

The dawn of the 'Pandemicene'

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Food Fraud

DOJ charges nonprofit with $250 million pandemic fraud scheme

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Joel Mathis

Is the pandemic really over?

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Quotables

Biden tells 60 Minutes COVID-19 is still here but 'the pandemic is over'

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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cautiously optimistic

WHO chief says COVID's end is 'in sight'

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COVID-19

New COVID booster likely to become a yearly shot

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Boosted

CDC clears Omicron-fighting COVID booster for rollout next week

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fighting a fall surge

FDA authorizes Omicron-specific boosters

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test termination

Biden administration announces halt of free at-home COVID-19 testing kits

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yikes

Up to 4 million Americans out of the workforce because of long COVID

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new study, just dropped

COVID elevates risk of neurological issues, study suggests

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moving parts

Walensky shares plan to reorganize CDC following COVID criticism

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get well soon

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

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two is better than one

Combo COVID booster approved in U.K.

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Briefing

The search for more effective vaccines

People are urged to social distance on a golf course.

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changes

CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines on quarantines, social distancing

$100 bill with Ben Franklin wearing mask

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Briefing

Stealing COVID aid

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Briefing

The next round of COVID-19 booster shots, explained

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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'