Denmark ends most virus restrictions, ready to 'welcome the life we knew before'

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that while the omicron variant is surging in Denmark, it is not placing a heavy burden on the health system and the country has a high vaccination rate. "As of Feb. 1, Denmark will be open."

Hospital patient who refused COVID-19 vaccine denied heart transplant

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Gov. Wolf signs fast-tracked $225M for health care workers

Two months after the omicron variant of the coronavirus slammed hospitals with unvaccinated patients, Gov. Tom Wolf signed fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to help keep burned-out health care workers on board during a staffing crisis.

Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for vaccine refusal

The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

Delaware County's first health director tours Chester vaccination site

Delaware County’s first-ever Health Director toured a neighborhood vaccination site at Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester on Wednesday. 

South Carolina bill would make it illegal to ask vaccine status

The potential penalty for asking someone about their COVID-19 vaccine status would carry a $14,000 fine and up to one year in jail.

Montgomery County announces first flu deaths of season

Health officials in Montgomery announced Wednesday its first flu deaths related to the co-infection of both COVID-19 and the Influenza (flu).

Red wine could reduce chances of COVID-19 infection, U.K. study suggests

A recent study out of the U.K. suggested consuming up to two glasses of red wine a week could lower a person’s chance of getting infected with COVID-19.

Biden administration officially withdraws COVID-19 vaccine rule

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements.

Boston patient removed from heart-transplant list because he’s not vaccinated against COVID: report

The parents of a 31-year-old in need of a heart transplant at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said their son has been removed from the transplant list because he has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a report.

Neil Young threatens to pull songs off Spotify over Joe Rogan: report

Neil Young, the legendary rocker, reportedly posted a letter to his management team that he wanted his music pulled from Spotify because it is providing a platform for popular podcast host Joe Rogan to spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation,’ detected in US

The UK Health Security Agency said early analysis suggests BA.2 is more infectious than the first omicron strain but scientists haven't spotted any meaningful differences between the strains.

New Omicron subvariant BA.2 detected in Washington

A new sub-variant of COVID-19, the BA.2 variant, has been detected in Washington, health officials announced Monday.

Novak Djokovic could play in France under latest COVID-19 vaccine rules

Top-ranked player Novak Djokovic could be allowed to defend his French Open title under the latest COVID-19 rules adopted Monday by the French government, even if he is still not vaccinated when the clay-court Grand Slam starts in May.