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On Thursday, most of us will be eating, drinking and hugging a lot of friends and family we haven’t seen in years. But what happens next week? Will there be a COVID-19 surge? Jean Elle reports.

Nearly a year from when the COVID-19 vaccines were first rolled out, Dr. Uché Blackstock is stressing the need for trusted messengers who can answer lingering questions and explain why people need to get their shots. She joined LX News with twin sister, Dr. Oni Blackstock, to talk about racial equity in health care and how the Blackstock family...

Scientists say vaccinating kids should not only slow the spread of the coronavirus but also help prevent potentially-dangerous variants from emerging

More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no option to get regularly tested instead, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption. A U.S. official said…

The CDC is urging people 50 and older to get a COVID booster vaccine after the FDA has given their approval for the use of booster doses of both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for everyone over 18. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director signed off on boosters for all adults late Friday.

The United States opened its borders to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but some who got the shots are finding they’re still not eligible to visit

The pop star met with First Lady Jill Biden Wednesday to discuss the importance of vaccinating children ages 5 to 11.

The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines

As Europe finds itself at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic once again, experts say it should serve as a “warning” to the U.S. and other countries about the virus’ “unremitting” nature.

The CDC’s recommendation prioritizes access to COVID-19 booster shots to those over 65 years old who are more than 6 months out from their original Pfizer or Moderna shot, those 18 years old or older that are two months out from a J&J shot, or those with underlying health conditions or occupational risk.

In 1972, Big Bird lined up on `Sesame Street’ to receive a measles vaccine as part of a campaign to get more youngsters inoculated against the disease

About 900,000 kids aged 5-11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said Wednesday

A North Dakota lawmaker and an organizer of rally to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates is infected with the coronavirus and won’t attend the event.

About 4 million federal workers, from FBI agents to Bureau of Prisons guards to U.S. Food and Drug Administration workers, are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22 under the president’s executive order aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

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

Many of the nation’s leading experts are sounding the alarm again Friday, and warning people not to get rid of their masks just yet.

The coronavirus might be here to stay. Many of the nation’s leading experts are sounding the alarm again Friday, warning people not to get rid of their masks just yet. Damian Trujillo reports.

Kids who get the COVID vaccine should be able to go maskless in school, says Dr. Alok Patel. “I can’t wait to see those kids with their bright, smiling shining faces again,” Patel says. He answers all our questions about the COVID vaccines being approved for administration to children.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has 12,300 doses of the pediatric version of the COVID-19 vaccine and said it is beginning to give the shots to children in neighborhoods hardest-hit by the virus by appointment only starting Thursday.

Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine