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peterschreiber.media/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Health officials in Los Angeles County are warning that the delta variant's spread among unvaccinated people is driving a spike in new COVID-19 infecti...

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — After more than a year, children are emerging from the COVID-19 quarantine. Family gatherings are back, and so are germs and other viruses. For young children, getting si...

carmengabriela/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Americans who are fully vaccinated don’t need another shot, top U.S. health officials said late Monday following a private meeting with top executives a...

Google Maps(DAYTON, Ohio) — A COVID-19 outbreak has been reported among attendees of a church retreat, officials announced. At least 30 positive cases have been identified so far in people who t...

smolaw11/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California issued a new rule on Monday banning unmasked students from school campuses but then rescinded it just hours later. The California Department of Health...

SDI Productions/iStock(NEW YORK) -- While all adults in the United States are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, parents with young children find themselves in an uncomfortable limbo state. Fully ...

Amanda Hunt(NEW YORK) -- Amanda Hunt, a Florida native, said she grew up spending summer days at the beach as a child and using tanning beds as a young adult. Now 39 years old, Hunt, of Titusville, Fl...

Mary Fran/TikTok (NEW YORK) -- A teacher’s TikTok series is highlighting the realities of traveling as a plus-size person. When Mary Frances Donnelly, 27, from Hawaii, checked into her hotel on ...

kovop58/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned of an increased risk of Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder, following the Johnson & Johnson vacc...

AnthiaCumming/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With the pandemic causing uncertainty, isolation and disruptions in routine, research has continued to show increases in far-reaching physical and mental health probl...