The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 94 percent effective at preventing hospitalization in older adults, a study finds.

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Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes

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Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups or when biking and running, the C.D.C. says.

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They Call It a ‘Women’s Disease.’ She Wants to Redefine It.

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Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups or when biking and running, the C.D.C. says.

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Summer camp advice — keep masks and distancing — gets an update from the C.D.C.

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Many Covid patients have new ailments months after recovering from mild cases, a C.D.C. study finds.

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Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies Find

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Patients With Long Covid Face Lingering Worrisome Health Risks, Study Finds

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An unvaccinated worker set off an outbreak at a U.S. nursing home where most residents were immunized.

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Sleeping Too Little in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds

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‘We Were Flying Blind’: A Dr.’s Account of a Woman’s J.&J. Vaccine-Related Blood Clot Case

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Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems

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J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: The Risks, if Any, Are Very Low

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Why Mississippi Has Few Takers for 73,000 Covid Shots

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Vaccinated Mothers Are Trying to Give Babies Antibodies via Breast Milk

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Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus

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Has the Era of Overzealous Cleaning Finally Come to an End?

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Many Children With Serious Inflammatory Syndrome Had No Covid Symptoms

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Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

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Salmonella Outbreak Is Linked to Wild Birds and Feeders, C.D.C. Says

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Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say

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Can Vaccinated People Spread the Virus? We Don’t Know, Scientists Say.

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