Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposed

They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.

High levels of flu-like illnesses were reported last week in 17 states — up from 14 the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Governors across the U.S. took sweeping action during earlier surges of COVID-19, but are taking a much different approach during the record-setting omicron outbreak.