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Eight people are dead and just shy of 100 more have become infected with COVID-19 after an outbreak at a Connecticut nursing home.

Travel at LAX is back with more than 4 million passengers passing through every month and the I-Team has learned the increasing crowds have led to significant COVID outbreaks at several terminals. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on August 30, 2021.

Tokyo organizers said Tuesday that 18 more Olympics-accredited people, including four athletes, had tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games reported Monday an additional 16 Olympics-related cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed positives at the Games to 148.

A Stamford man was arrested on federal bank fraud and wire fraud offenses after receiving nearly $2.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The U.S. Department of Justice said 45-year-old Moustapha Disakhate was arrested Friday on a federal criminal complaint with offenses related to his receipt of the millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the U.S. Small...

President Joe Biden and health experts are expressing concern after Texas and Mississippi officials announced plans to ease virus restrictions, including ending mask mandates. The Biden administration warned against virus fatigue and encouraged Americans to continue to wear a mask and practice social distancing despite many states easing restrictions.

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced the United States will have enough coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate the nation’s entire adult population by May. To help with the effort, drugmaker Merck will produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved one-shot vaccine.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot.

Over the weekend, Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine became the third to receive emergency use authorization from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration. Unlike the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, it works with just one shot.

On Friday, a panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed the emergency use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA confirmed Wednesday that it is safe and effective.

The Food and Drug Administration confirmed Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, setting the stage for a final decision on bringing a third shot to the U.S. marketplace.

The Food and Drug Administration confirmed Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, setting the stage for a final decision on bringing a third shot to the U.S. marketplace.

The aim of the site is to get teachers back in classrooms. Tony Shin reports Feb. 23, 2021.

President Joe Biden called the U.S. topping 500,000 coronavirus-related deaths a “truly grim, heartbreaking milestone” during a ceremony at the White House Monday night. He told the nation that “to heal, we must remember.”

The United States reached a grim, once-unimaginable milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday: more than 500,000 people have died from COVID-19, according to a tally by NBC News. The nation has also reported more than 28 million infections.

The United States surpassed 28 million coronavirus infections on Thursday, according to a tally by NBC News. The nation has also reported more than 496,000 virus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.

The White House said Wednesday the U.S. is vaccinating some 1.7 million people per day, up from under 1 million a month ago. President Joe Biden is on track to blow past his goal of 100 million injections in his first 100 days in office.

With multiple COVID-19 vaccines now available, the differences in their efficacy rates can be confusing — and misleading. If you’re wondering if one vaccine is better than another — and whether you should hold out for one with higher efficacy — TikTok’s favorite scientist Dr. Noc is here to clear things up. As he explained to LX News, vaccines are...

The Biden administration told governors Tuesday it will increase vaccine supplies for all states, including sending out 13.5 million doses per week. However, delays in vaccine shipments and deliveries are likely because of severe weather across parts of the country.

Elementary schools could soon be resuming in-person classes across Los Angeles County, with the county’s rate of new COVID-19 infections dropping below the state’s threshold today for reopening campuses for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.