N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

North Korea is suggesting its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea.

COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last week

The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants.

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Nearly 40,000 Army Guard troops still unvaccinated for COVID as deadline passes for them to get the shots

About 88.2% of the total National Guard force was fully vaccinated as of Monday, with another 0.7% having had at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the service.

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US bases in Europe await imminent arrival of COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

Doses of the vaccine for children under 5 will be shipped to Air Force, Army and Navy installations in Europe starting Friday, according to the Defense Logistics Agency.

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COVID cases up almost 18% worldwide as omicron variants run rampant

Though vaccinations have greatly cut down on hospitalizations and deaths, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again around the world.

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Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron types

There's no way to know what coronavirus variant will be the main threat as cold weather returns. But the FDA has decided that combination shots adding a type of omicron protection to the original vaccine is the best booster strategy for fall.

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COVID-19 at Wimbledon: 3 top-20 men out after positive tests

At Wimbledon, where the All England Club is following British government guidance that requires neither shots nor testing, three of the top 20 seeded men have withdrawn over the first four days of action because they got COVID-19

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A viral reprise: When COVID-19 strikes again and again

Medical experts warn that repeated COVID-19 infections are getting more likely as the pandemic drags on and the coronavirus evolves

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South Korea approves first homemade COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea has approved its first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older. The newly developed vaccine was designed for the original version of the coronavirus, not the more transmissible omicron variant that wreaked havoc in the country earlier this year.

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Court revives block of vaccine mandate for federal workers

The new order from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans vacates an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel that upheld the mandate. The new order means a block on the mandate imposed in January by a Texas-based federal judge remains in effect.

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US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.

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