Businesses scramble for workers as job openings go unfilled

It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting “Help Wanted” signs as the economy edges toward normalcy. Instead, businesses are having trouble filling the jobs, which in turn hurts their ability to keep up with demand for their products or services.

Pfizer identifies fake COVID-19 vaccine doses in Mexico, Poland

Pfizer confirmed it found fake versions of its COVID-19 vaccine in both Mexico and Poland. The company emphasized that legitimate vaccines are never sold online.

NYU, St. John's will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students

NYU and St. John's will require students to be vaccinated against COVID but will allow exemptions for either religious or medical reasons.

Biden announces tax credits for small businesses offering paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination

Biden announced the launch of a tax credit for small businesses to provide paid leave for those getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or potentially needing to take time off to recover from side effects.

Upstate NY COVID-19 outbreak linked to youth dance competition

Multiple students from a dance school in the Utica area participated in a competition Saturday, in nearby Syracuse, despite experiencing symptoms of the illness.

United customers can now schedule COVID-19 test, be cleared to fly through airline’s digital platform

United announced that flyers who need to pass a COVID-19 test before boarding the plane for their destination can now easily schedule a test and be cleared to fly through their digital platform.

"I thought I was dying"; Ted Nugent tests positive for COVID-19 after questioning pandemic rules

A couple of weeks after asking why there haven't been lockdowns during 'Covid 1 through 18,' the Michigan-born rocker told audiences on a Facebook live stream that he had tested positive for the virus.

Open vaccination slots pile up as demand slows in New York

Vaccination sites run by New York City and New York state show plenty of available day-of appointments all over. That points to a drop in demand.

How COVID affected LGBTQ services in NYC | Pride and Pandemic

This is the first story in the FOX 5 NY series Pride and Pandemic, which focuses on the LGBTQ community and these challenging times.

Connecticut to lift most pandemic mandates on businesses, outdoors

Beginning May 1 in Connecticut, outdoor restrictions will be lifted on businesses, such as mask-wearing when social distancing can't be observed.

Contractor pleads guilty to fraud, theft over $40M contract to supply VA, FEMA with N95 masks he didn’t have

A Virginia contractor in February pleaded guilty to three counts of making false statements, wire fraud and theft of government funds after he received millions of dollars from federal agencies to provide N95 masks he did not have during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NIH to test potential of ‘repurposed drugs’ in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms

The NIH is testing multiple drugs to see if they’re effective at treating mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. The drugs are already approved by the FDA for other conditions and are taken at home either orally or by an inhaler.

Yale University will require COVID-19 vaccinations

Yale University in Connecticut will require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall, the university's president and provost announced.

'Go and get 'em, folks': All adults in US now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

President Joe Biden urged Americans to “please, get the vaccine” on Monday as all adults in the U.S. are now eligible to receive the shot, another major milestone reached in the ongoing effort to defeat the pandemic.

Multiple over-the-counter COVID-19 tests now available at stores nationwide

Multiple COVID-19 tests will be available at stores nationwide beginning this week, without the need for a prescription. They range in price from $23.99 to $119.99.