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Top COVID-19 test scientist says there's no reason to stop using rapid tests
Hugh Hastings/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With questions swirling about how well rapid COVID-19 tests work when it comes to detecting the omicron variant, leading scientists are now reassuring the publi...
Dec 31, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective for children: Three CDC studies say
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for children, according to three new studies released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Dec 31, 2021
Five tips for parents as omicron spreads and pediatric hospitalizations rise
Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country, children are being impacted, too. Last week, nearly 200,0...
Dec 30, 2021
Two doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine 85% effective against hospitalizations, South Africa study shows
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A real-world study of South African health care workers found that two doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine offer 85% protection against ...
Dec 30, 2021
US shatters COVID case records, as experts predict infection rates will continue to grow
iStock/koto_feja(NEW YORK) -- Amid a record-breaking surge, the U.S. is now averaging more COVID-19 cases per day than at any other point in the pandemic, according to new data updated on Wednesday fr...
Dec 29, 2021
How this mom lost over 200 pounds after family tragedies
Courtesy Tiesha Robinson(STATESVILLE, N.C.) -- A North Carolina mom is celebrating after losing over 200 pounds, half of her original weight. Tiesha Robinson, of Statesville, North Carolina, said she ...
Dec 29, 2021
Pediatric COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations 'on fire' amid nation's latest surge
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- With coronavirus cases in the U.S. approaching near-peak levels recorded last winter, pediatric coronavirus infection and hospitalization levels are now surging to their hi...
Dec 28, 2021
Immunocompromised at higher risk of COVID breakthrough infection: Study
iStock/koto_feja(NEW YORK) -- A new study suggests immunocompromised Americans people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are more likely to have breakthrough infections than people without weak...
Dec 28, 2021
Experts troubled by TikTok trend that can have teens believing they have serious mental disorders
MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new trend on TikTok could lead some teens to believe they have a serious mental disorder, according to some experts. The app, which has become a commu...
Dec 28, 2021
What the CDC's latest COVID-19 quarantine recommendations mean for you
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- Amidst growing pressure as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now announced that it will shorten the rec...
Dec 27, 2021