Health

Fake COVID-19 test kits and related scams have been increasing amid a spike in demand for testing, the BBB says. Here’s what you need to know.

COVID hospitalizations of children under 5 have soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began. Children under 5 are the only age group in the U.S. not yet eligible for the vaccine.

New York plans to require health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate mandate for health care workers.

The CEO of Moderna says that a fourth coronavirus vaccine shot may soon be necessary due to declining efficacy of booster shots: "I still believe we’re going to need boosters in the fall of ’22 and forward," CEO Stephane Bancel said. "This virus is not going away. We’re going to have to live with it."

Here’s a look at some of the non-COVID-19 scientific discoveries, health advances and other notable events that happened in 2021.

The World Health Organization noted a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.”

A new COVID-19 variant named IHU has been detected in France

A new COVID-19 variant IHU has been detected in France. Here is what you need to know about it.

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that parents shared more meals and spent more quality time together with their children at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic than they had in previous years.

The CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, will weigh the panel’s advice before making a final decision soon.

For meals, students have access to 'grab-and-go' food from the school or may order curbside pickup.

Cases of “flurona,” which is the casual term to describe a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 and influenza at the same time, are popping up in the United States.

Two popular late-night talk show hosts confirmed they’ve tested positive for COVID-19.