Freddy Fernandez almost wasn't here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19. Months after being warned that her partner might never hold his daughter, Vanessa smiles ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City public health officials on Friday urged residents to return to indoor mask-wearing, noting how they're seeing high levels of COVID-19 infection. To help slow the spread, the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommended in a tweet that "all New ...

Parents of little ones who desire to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to in Chautauqua County. The county Health Department has announced it will be holding two vaccine clinics for individuals 6 months and up. The clinics will be held at: ¯ Jamestown ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court's action follows a decision in December in which the justices declined an ...

For New York musician Erica Mancini, COVID-19 made repeat performances. March 2020. Last December. And again this May. "I'm bummed to know that I might forever just get infected," said the 31-year-old singer, who is vaccinated and boosted. "I don't want to be getting sick every month or ...

Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: "Is today vaccine day?" For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes. The nation's infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for ...