Number of active infections briefly drops below 10,000 before rising slightly again; transmission rate remains below 1, signaling pandemic is not expanding

27-nation bloc preparing to roll out booster campaign ahead of feared wave of new cases come winter

Following CDC approval, new 'bivalent' shots -- which are half the original vaccine and half an Omicron-targeted version -- expected to roll out across America

Game theory analysis finds big, vaccine-rich countries could protect citizens’ lives more effectively by dispatching spare jabs to developing countries than by stockpiling them

Health organization COVID chief says numbers are 'heartbreaking' given range of tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures that are available.

Alberto Fernández comes under fire for repeated comments on death toll, stating 'the pandemic has killed between one and two Holocausts'

After Republican Scott Jensen's refuses to back down, his running mate casts pair as victims, dismissing anger from Jewish groups and others over remarks downplaying Nazi genocide

First lady tests positive over the weekend, will remain isolated at Delaware vacation home; Joe Biden will wear a mask for 10 days when indoors and close to others as precaution

Results from109,000-patient study show drug still reduces risk of hospitalization, death for high-risk seniors, raises questions on use in US, where it has become a go-to treatment

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner says he came under pressure to reapprove anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump took himself, despite dangers