New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, among other new findings. Read about that and more COVID news here.
The Washington governor is experiencing mild symptoms
The Washington Department of Health is providing an update on the COVID-19 response in the state of Washington.
Anyone can get or spread monkeypox, but a "notable fraction of cases" in the latest global outbreak are happening among some groups (but not exclusively). Find out more on today's COVID news here.
Children five and younger are the only group currently not eligible for vaccine.
How concerned should we be about monkeypox? Plus, Pfizer said three small doses of its vaccine offers strong protection to youngsters under 5, and more COVID news.
Over the last week, 228 people for every 1,000 are testing positive for COVID-19.
SPOKANE, Wash - In what some health officials call an early warning, wastewater in Spokane County shows a distinct rise in COVID-19 in recent weeks.
A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Children ages 5-11 can now get COVID-19 boosters in Washington. The Washington State Department of Health expanded booster doses to younger children Friday following guidance from the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Western…
"I'm proud of what we are doing and how we are not allowing Covid to outstmart us," Mayor Eric Adams said during a Wednesday news conference. Plus, more Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low.
Olympia, Wash - Washington Governor Jay Inslee says his office has no plans to reinstate a mask mandate, despite a rise in cases statewide.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- After more than two years of the pandemic, so many have been infected with COVID-19 at least once.…
Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk. Read more on what that means here.
SPOKANE, Wash.-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given emergency use authorization for the third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged…
Her billionaire son may have dominated headlines recently, but 74-year-old Maye Musk is now in the spotlight after becoming the oldest model to feature on the Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit cover. Here's that and more trending topics.
The Biden administration is continuing the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration beyond July 15. Find out more on that and the rest of today's COVID-19 news here.
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 at least five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Pfizer requested this EUA…
The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
The national average for regular gas hit a fresh record of $4.48 a gallon Monday, according to AAA. That marks an increase of 15 cents in the past week and 40 cents in a month. Get that and more COVID news here.
Families needing at-home COVID-19 tests can now place an order for free. The U.S. government has offered free tests since January and opened its third round on Monday. The…
The official U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 1 million, a staggering moment of grief and the highest toll for a single country.
North Korea said Friday six people died and nearly 190,000 are under quarantine following a rapid spread of fever across the nation in recent weeks, a day after it first acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn't swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. Get that and more COVID news.
