Health

The decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until manufacturer Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.

Fauci made the comment while appearing via video link on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus briefing.

“Pennsylvania’s situation has become even more dire” than when new mitigation efforts were issued, said Governor Tom Wolf.

WHYY spoke to residents of Camden County jail to learn about the conditions of the prison and how officials are preventing infections.

As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.

Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.

The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine.

With many schools and even doctor’s appointments virtual again, teachers and others must try new strategies to assess how safe a home situation might be.

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to a new study.

“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx said. “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge. Only we can save us from this current surge.”

Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what's happened post-Thanksgiving.

Some Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. NPR spoke with the Ad Council's CEO about public health messaging and ways to reach skeptics.

At a clinic in Parkside, lines were long. The group’s founder says 300 to 500 people in four hours has been the trend since a week before Thanksgiving.

Doctors hope the one-time treatment, which involves permanently altering DNA in blood cells with a tool called CRISPR, may treat and possibly cure sickle cell disease.

The FBI urged patients who recently got a coronavirus test at a Ventnor, NJ lab to be re-tested.