CDC director overrules advisory panel, paving way for wider use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Caption: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said she believed the 'greatest good' right now can be achieved by allowing some Americans who are front-line workers to be eligible for another Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dose. (Susan Walsh/Reuters)

Hantavirus update: Is the cruise ship virus the next COVID? WHO says more cases ‘expected’

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship has placed 18 Americans under medical monitoring as the WHO confirms 11 cases and 3 deaths worldwide.
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COVID-19 cases rising in Texas and across the U.S., CDC says

If it feels like COVID-19 is everywhere again, you’re not imagining it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 cases are rising nationwide, and Texas is among the states with the most cases. “As kids go back to school, we ...

'This is not Covid': What to know about hantavirus

Hantavirus and COVID are comparable in a broad sense, but they differ in how they spread and where they originate, leading to different public health risks.