HEALTH NEWS

Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots Friday to people over 60 who’ve already received both does of a vaccine, in a bid to combat a recent spike in cases.

If you’re going on vacation with your kids this summer, doctors say it’s important to make sure you’re keeping safety in mind.

Major depressive disorder affects more than 19 million people in the United States and 2 million are kids.

Thailand implemented have new regulations that appear to broaden the government’s ability to restrict media reports and social media posts about the coronavirus pandemic, raising immediate concerns that authorities will seek to stifle criticism.

Coronavirus infection cases have reached daily records in Tokyo, now playing host to the Olympic Games.

German beer sales in this year’s first half were 2.7% lower than a year earlier.

An administrative court judge has ordered that anyone entering a Dallas County courthouse must be wearing a mask to be admitted.

French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM says that the “first signs of recovery are visible” in bookings amid easing pandemic travel restrictions.

U.S. health officials say people who are fully vaccinated should get tested if they've been around someone who has COVID-19.

President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is going to force some uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies.

Japan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics.

The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden’s call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging outlets.

Hospital admissions of coronavirus patients continue to soar in Florida with at least two areas in the state surpassing previous peaks reached during last summer’s surge.

In the face of rising regional COVID-19 infection numbers, the nation’s capital is returning to mandatory indoor mask requirements, regardless of vaccination status.

This article includes the most recent data from the Georgia Department of Public Health on cases of COVID-19 in the state.

As medical professionals raise concerns about the lack of vaccinations among the youngest age groups eligible for the COVID-19 shots, one local Arab American 13-year-old says she got the vaccine both for her schoolmates here and for her family back in Iraq.