Area health officials are encouraging residents to follow new federal health guidelines that advise Americans — even those who are fully vaccinated — to wear masks in certain situations in areas with ...

The Delta variant is expected to eclipse the Alpha variant in the next couple weeks, which worries health officials, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The poet Marjory Wentworth, who normally moves at roadrunner speed, languished at home last week exhausted and coughing. It felt surreal. She couldn't possibly have COVID-19. The longtime South ...

Top infectious disease specialists say the spread of the delta variant across unvaccinated pockets of the country is causing flare-ups and leading to an increase in hospitalizations as cases climb.

A new CDC report warns the Delta variant is one of the most contagious viruses that exist, with each infected person passing it to 8 or 9 others. The delta coronavirus variant surging across the ...

As increasing numbers of Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, health officials are exploring whether they will need booster shots in the future. "So, we want to be ahead of this booster question. We ...

LONDON — Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. has been keeping a close eye on the U.K. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. From its initial response to Covid-19 (questioned ...

Covid-19 strain known as Delta is in at least 60 countries including the U.S. and likely to spread world-wide, Covid-19 Genomics UK Chair Dr. Sharon Peacock tells WSJ's Betsy McKay at the WSJ Tech ...

WASHINGTON -- America's employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring and the clearest sign to date that the delta variant's spread has ...

Experts split about whether to test vaccinated people for COVID-19 as the delta variant spreads Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Jul 8, 2021 Editorial Standards ⓘ Jacqueline Howard and Keri Enriquez, CNN Make ...