Common Cold

Despite conclusive evidence young children have virtually no risk of severe complications or death from COVID-19, Pfizer, at the urging of federal health officials, is hustling to get infants and toddlers injected with experimental COVID vaccines.

Coronavirus becoming a "more predictable seasonal bug like the flu or common cold."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency authorization for Pfizer “booster” injections in young children ages 12-15.

Vermont’s emergency rooms are being overwhelmed by COVID patients who are displaying little to not symptoms, according to a report from WCAX.

NBA superstar LeBron James posted a popular Spider-Man meme Friday on Instagram, implying that the common cold, the flu and COVID-19 are essentially the same.

Five hundred and eighty one days ago, I wrote a column that appeared in these pages with a headline on the cover that read “It Needs To End. NOW.”

Dr. Leana Wen says people should use "a 3-ply surgical mask when indoors and around others of unknown vaccination status."

Data from all over the world suggests that this variant is mild and similar to the common cold.

While the Omicron variant accounts for 3% of coronavirus cases nationwide, the rate is 13% in densely populated New York and New Jersey.

Health officials and vaccine makers call for boosters after studies show Pfizer vaccine is less effective against Omicron, but data on breakthrough cases suggest the vaccine hasn’t been effective against other strains, either.