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The omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be more infectious than the delta variant, and the high number of mutations on omicron means that all vaccines may be less effective, Moderna’s CEO said Monday. Stephane Bancel made the comments in an interview with CNBC. “We believe this virus is highly infectious … it seems to be much more infectious than…

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders

A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.

President Joe Biden plans to require essential nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22.

Although New York City issued an advisory allowing all adults who want a booster to get one in an attempt to beat the rising COVID-19 cases, some are finding out it is not as seamless of a process as they thought. In Lower Manhattan, Renata Prentes was getting a COVID-19 test Thursday, before her Thanksgiving travel. She got a booster…

Everyone in New York City is eligible for a booster six months after their final COVID-19 vaccine dose. But as Andrew Siff reports, the city-specific policy is causing some confusion.

NYC is reminding New Yorkers that it is important to get tested before the holidays, as COVID cases rise in NYC and City Hall doubles the mobile COVID testing vans on the streets. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

A batch of vials labeled “smallpox,” a deadly disease eradicated since the 1970s, was found in a freezer and immediately quarantined, the Centers for Disease Control told NBC10. An investigation into why they were there is underway.

Day one of the program for younger kids began Monday, with high demand for the shots. Here’s what parents need to know as the rollout continues. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

The “Big Little Lies” star seemingly addressed a recent report surrounding her social media activity.

Less than half of U.S. adults get a flu shot…and it has real consequences for our health and the health of our loved ones. But those repercussions may never be as evident as they are during the pandemic, when unnecessary influenza cases can bog down an already-stressed hospital system. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky gets the facts about why you shouldn’t...

Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 employees nationwide on unpaid leave for choosing not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The remote Ugandan district of Gulu is currently a COVID-19 hot spot in the East African country

Rural Americans are dying of Covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated.

YouTube announced a total ban Wednesday on vaccine misinformation and the termination of the accounts of several prominent anti-vaccine influencers, including Joseph Mercola and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing “the need to remove egregious harmful content.”

A CDC panel of advisers voted to recommend a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and high risk Americans, backing a similar decision by the FDA.

Would you like fries — and a COVID shot — with your order? One menu item is out of the ordinary at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massapequa — as the COVID-19 vaccine was the “special” at the fast-food joint Wednesday. “It seems odd that it’s in a McDonalds, that they would be vaccinating people in a McDonalds,” customer Lucille Schlecht…

One menu item seems peculiar at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massapequa as the COVID-19 vaccine was the “special” at the fast-food joint Wednesday. Greg Cergol with the story.

Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response