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XBB.1.5 is the most highly transmissible version we've seen of the Covid-19 virus. It's also very good at evading immune defenses.

Child vaccination rates dipped into dangerous territory during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools were shuttered, and most doctors were only seeing emergency patients.

The former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC, Zeng Guang, adds that high numbers of severe cases may persist even longer

A new study breaks down the quickly spreading variants’ common symptoms among 85 patients. Only three died.

For years, 94% to 95% of incoming kindergarteners were vaccinated against measles, tetanus and certain other diseases. But, the U.S. has begun to see a drop, with rates falling below 94% in the 2020-2021 and to about 93% in the 2021-2022 school year, according to a new U.S. government report.

LOS ANGELES — The latest omicron subvariant — perhaps the most infectious yet — has gained a foothold in California, a potentially problematic development given the possibility of a post-holiday spike.

The highly transmissible 'Kraken' COVID variant is here. Experts say getting boosted is your best protection.

In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and over who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who did not.

Mpox is no longer the exploding health crisis that it appeared to be less than six months ago

‘There is research that shows that getting bariatric surgery sooner can reverse health issues like Type 2 diabetes’

"The guardrails have been taken off": Health misinformation is leading to outbreaks in unexpected places