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New version of Covid-19 vaccine likely to come this fall

An offshoot of JN.1 is now the dominant strain in the U.S., accounting for 1 in 4 new cases.
A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot being administered in person's arm as the Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile vists Freeport High School, in Freeport, New York
A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot being administered in person's arm as the Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile vists Freeport High School, in Freeport, New York

Dr. Anthony Fauci faces heated grilling at hearing about Covid's origins

The congressional hearing was Fauci's first public testimony since stepping down from government office.
Dr. Fauci Testifies In House On COVID Origins
Dr. Fauci Testifies In House On COVID Origins

Proposed North Carolina law would make it illegal to wear masks in public

The bill, which would enhance penalties for people wearing masks while committing crimes, would also prohibit wearing masks in public for medical reasons.
Image: immunocompromised person
Image: immunocompromised person

Tracking Covid vaccines

NBC News is tracking Covid vaccine and booster doses in the United States. These charts will be updated weekly.
Decorative green-colored outlines of certain U.S. states.
Decorative green-colored outlines of certain U.S. states.

A small summer Covid wave may be ahead, experts say, as a new variant takes over

The variant, called KP.2, now makes up the largest share of new infections in the U.S.
People, some wearing masks, walk on the boardwalk
People, some wearing masks, walk on the boardwalk

The WHO overturned dogma on how airborne diseases spread. Will the CDC act on it?

A new report comes as the CDC is updating its guidance for infection control. A committee advising the agency seems poised to brush the latest science aside.
Doctors and nurses attend to Covid-19 patient in a coma
Doctors and nurses attend to Covid-19 patient in a coma

Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people, CDC report finds

The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine

Georgia puts Willie Pye to death in its first execution since before the pandemic

Pye, 59, was convicted of murder and other charges in the 1993 slaying of his former girlfriend. The state had paused executions, last carrying one out in January 2020.
state execution chamber location
state execution chamber location

Health workers fear it's profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission

The agency is developing a crucial set of guidelines that health care facilities will use to control the spread of infectious diseases for years to come.
A nurse adjusts an electrode on a covid patient in Oceanside, N.Y.
A nurse adjusts an electrode on a covid patient in Oceanside, N.Y.
103d ago

CDC updates Covid 5-day isolation guidelines as deaths and hospitalizations fall

The shift in guidance comes as Covid hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall.
A passenger wears a mask while riding a train in Washington, D.C.
A passenger wears a mask while riding a train in Washington, D.C.
105d ago

CDC recommends spring Covid booster for older adults

People 65 and older should get another shot to protect against the virus, the agency said Wednesday.
A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster shot in Chicago
A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster shot in Chicago

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