Officials at the Sarpy-Cass Health Department have notified school officials that vaccinations of teachers and other school employees will begin the week of March 1.
LONDON (AP) — Britain plans to use its presidency of the Group of Seven economic powers to push for an internationally recognized system of vaccine passports that could allow world travel to resume, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Tuesday that the idea raises “complex” ethical issues.
What happens when COVID-19 causes a person to lose their sense of smell? Food tastes like cardboard. Depression and cognitive issues can result. The latest developments.
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Nebraska saw a big drop in COVID-19 cases last week, while marking its best week ever for getting vaccine into arms, according to a World-Herald accounting of national figures.
LONDON (AP) — Two U.K. studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, boosting hopes that the shots will work as well in the real world as they have in carefully controlled studies.
Prince William has revealed that Prince Philip is doing "OK" in hospital and that doctors are "keeping an eye" on his grandfather.
Just one year ago, America had no idea. Life in February 2020 still felt normal. A year later, America is at a horrifying milestone of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. A look back ...
Exercise was all the rage in the 1920s, which was also notable for its many medical advancements, but a World-Herald editorial blasted some "disgustingly slender persons" when a "fat tax" was floated.
Precautions will be necessary until enough people have been vaccinated against COVID to reach herd immunity, and transmission of the coronavirus has been further reduced.
For all the harm the coronavirus pandemic has done, it also has undoubtedly spurred advances in medicine and public health, including the development of vaccines in record time.
One hears about the return to "normalcy” after COVID-19, but vaccine hesitancy, the unwillingness to be inoculated with either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines becomes a major sticking point.
Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.
EMS, pharmacy and nursing students volunteered time to prepare or administer COVID-19 vaccines at a busy clinic whose hours were extended on Saturday.
Officials at the Sarpy-Cass Health Department have notified school officials that vaccinations of teachers and other school employees will begin the week of March 1.
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Gov. Ricketts on Friday defended the state's switch in priority for COVID-19 vaccinations, saying that data from Nebraska shows the focus should be on getting shots to those ages 65 and over.
Two women were caught trying to get second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by dressing up as "grannies," the Director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said Thursday.
The change takes effect Saturday. The Health Department will also extend the hours of its Saturday vaccination clinic, operated with Creighton University, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
ROME (AP) — The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired.
Nebraska is adjusting its vaccine plan to keep the state's focus on inoculating older people.
A closer look at the continuing efforts to monitor the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Plus, a roundup of today's virus developments and latest numbers.
"No one should expect a quick turnaround in the COVID threat, but at the very least, Americans deserve full information presented clearly and effectively."
Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting.
Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19, but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question.
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Because of limited doses at first, school superintendents will work with their human resources departments to prioritize educators based on age and underlying health conditions.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cracking a joke about his fear of needles, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday became one of the first people to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in the country that has by far the highest confirmed virus caseload in Africa.
