Hochul announces new COVID protections in NY
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan released a statement saying that the BA.2.86 variant was “almost certainly circulating" in the city.
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers as country reopens
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing in Beijing on Monday.
As COVID numbers increase, mask mandates return in some places
COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the nation and in our area, which means mask mandates may be returning in some places.
Which arm receives COVID-19 booster may make a difference, study finds
Researchers in Germany analyzed data from more than 300 people who received the COVID-19 vaccine, along with a booster dose.
New COVID booster coming soon, just in time for fall spread
Getting boosted this fall is what infectious disease specialist Dr. Henry Donaghy recommends. He suggests waiting for the newest one that’s expected out by the end of September.
EG.5 variant drives new wave of COVID-19 infections: CDC's insight
The New York State Department of Health says hospital admissions are up but are much lower than they were during the peak of the pandemic.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York on the rise again
COVID cases and hospitalizations are jumping across New York State, with cases up 55 percent and hospitalizations up 22 percent.
NYC comptroller exposes expensive testing and vaccination program mismanagement
The Health Department would be billed: $150 for every worker per hour, $100 for each test administered, and then later $25 for each vaccine shot dispensed.
Math and reading tests plummet to lowest scores in decades for middle schoolers
Math and reading performances for 13-year-olds plummeted to the lowest scores in decades.
'Long COVID is a real condition,' doctors insist after study
The long COVID study is ongoing as research found that nearly ten thousand Americans experienced symptoms.
1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, key symptoms identified, US study finds
A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic.
Report cards reveal poor grades during COVID-19 lockdown
The report card on remote learning during COVID-19 came back with poor marks.
Memorial in Brooklyn remember the lives lost to COVID
According to numbers compiled by New York City, more than 45,000 residents have died from COVID since February 2020.
WHO says COVID-19 pandemic no longer global emergency
The announcement marks a symbolic end to a devastating pandemic that triggered lockdowns, upended economies globally, and killed over a million people worldwide.
How to get COVID tests now before it's no longer free
Free COVID testing ends on May 11, but you'll still have access to tests with a few differences.
St. Patrick's Cathedral honors donor families and transplant recipients
The Remember & Rejoice service helps to bring donor families and transplant recipients together,
New COVID variant causes allergy-like symptoms
If you have itchy, watery eyes this spring, it might not be seasonal allergies; it could be the new COVID subvariant.
'We heart New York': New slogan embraces city's bounce back from COVID-19
The new slogan is a part of a campaign by Mayor Eric Adams in hopes of fostering and embracing the city's bounce back from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which killed nearly 80,000 New Yorkers.
Biden signs bill to declassify information on COVID-19 origins
President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
New study cites Wuhan raccoon dogs as possible origin of COVID-19
The raccoon dog earns its name from its facial markings similar to raccoons. The animals are known to be sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where many virologists suspect that the Covid-19 pandemic may have started.