While the threat is not as urgent as it used to be, there are still people getting infected with COVID-19 across the country, with infections rising during the summer. An occasion like Thanksgiving, when big groups of people spend a long time in confined spaces, represents a chance for the virus to spread.

If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a common cold, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.

The University of Edinburgh-led study examined health visitor reports on 258,000 children between March 2020 and August 2021.

Sean Baker's 'Red Rocket,' Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow' and other indie titles released during COVID are coming to theaters.

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.

Former TV anchor Stephanie Hockridge was sentenced to 10 years in the same Texas federal prison as Ghislaine Maxwell for a $63 million COVID fraud scheme.

Van Epps was a strategic planner in a group of state leaders who helped shape the state’s COVID-19 policies and no-bid spending, records show.

According to researchers, the adapted treatment could help to prevent muscle damage and permanent physical impacts.

With Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, many families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 say the conviction offers a measure of vindication even though it is unrelated to his handling of the pandemic.

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Two Rivers Public Health Department (TRPHD) is reporting that the deaths of the fourth and fifth community members in its seven-county district were due to complications related to COVID-19 during the 2025-26 respiratory season.