A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.

Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week from COVID, according to data from the CDC. With available vaccines and treatments, why are people still dying?

Experts say the new variant could take hold because it has been a while since the U.S. saw a COVID wave. See what to know in Florida.

A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get,

The FDA will no longer recommend annual COVID vaccinations for healthy people younger than 65. This means that if you are under 65 and considerably healthy, you will not be eligible to receive the yearly vaccine.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlines reasons for U.S. withdrawal from WHO, highlighting failures in COVID-19 response and China's influence on the organization.

Many agree that the original course of vaccination offered significant protection against serious illness in children. Data from the C.D.C. shows that two or more doses of Covid vaccines were 40 percent effective at preventing emergency room visits and hospitalizations among children under the age of 5.

In the latest YouGov/Economist survey, 60% of respondents said they have no or little trust in “what the U.S. government says about the origins of COVID-19 .” In contrast, 39% said they have a great deal or a fair amount of trust.

A fresh coronavirus strain that is quickly gaining traction abroad has been detected in New York and other parts of the country through a federal airport COVID-19 testing program, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.