vaccination

As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Over the past 20 months, hundreds of thousands have been infected with the coronavirus, many of whom have wondered the same thing; “The most common question I get from people who’ve had the virus and they’re thinking about getting the vaccine is, ‘Do I need to get it?” said Davey Smith, MD, translational research virologist at UCSD. According to...

In a public service announcement released Wednesday, Pope Francis encouraged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, calling it an “act of love” to protect those most vulnerable during the pandemic.

Pope Francis has joined the global effort to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations by taking part in a video public service announcement.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the U.S. rose 10 percent this week, the CDC said on Thursday, due to the “hypertransmissible Delta variant” and lagging vaccination rates.