The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County have been rising every year since 2018. Opioid deaths were only a fraction of today’s levels in 2015, when 676 were recorded.

Long Covid suffers lives continue to be impaced by the effects of coronavirus, Professor Claire Steves warns

People who had symptoms of the virus for 12 weeks or more were most affected, a study found.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for…

Researchers believe that new treatments and vaccines could be developed as a result of the findings

Research published in journal Nature uncovers first genetic link to strong immunity against the illness

Rates of routine childhood vaccines are on the rise worldwide after a historic drop during the Covid-19 pandemic, though the recovery is not evenly spread across the world, with major disparities between larger, middle-income countries and smaller, poorer ones.

The WHO and UNICEF estimates for national immunisation coverage for 2022 showed that in the WHO South-East Asia Region, the coverage rate for DPT3 recovered to the pre-pandemic level of 91%.

Campaign groups for bereaved in all UK nations said progress of pandemic showed country was not prepared

Brenda Doherty was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry about the death of her mother, Ruth Burke, in 2020.

Jane Morrison raised concerns about lax infection control measures as she spoke to the UK Covid inquiry.