Six years since the first documented case of COVID-19 outside of China, the virus accounts for just a relatively few serious cases.

Painful symptoms caused by a new COVID-19 variant has led to a new nickname: "razor blade throat Covid." Experts say so far, people aren’t likely to get sicker from this variant than others, but that ...

State health officials confirmed a second pediatric death associated with the flu this season. Here's what to know.

The World Socialist Web Site is publishing a series of articles to mark the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with a comprehensive accompanying timeline. To get ...

Before COVID-19, the United States ranked highest in the world for pandemic preparedness. Yet when the virus arrived, testing ...

A WHO-appointed expert group released its final report on the origins of COVID-19, saying there is still no definitive answer. Most scientific evidence supports animal-to-human transmission, but a lab ...

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — ...

A woman wearing a face mask waits to receive a coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Jerusalem, Israel, Jan. 4, 2021 (AP photo by Oded Balilty). Five years ago last week, the world ...