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An older adult receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site on Dec. 7 in Chongqing, China. Concerns about effectiveness and safety have led to uncertainty about the COVID vaccine, notably among older citizens, whose vaccination rate is relatively low.

China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?

As case counts surge in China, rumors circulate about the effectiveness and safety of the made-in-China vaccines in use there. Here's what we know about CoronaVac and Sinopharm.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have backed a broad rollout of new COVID-19 boosters.

The latest COVID boosters are in for the fall. Here's what that means for you

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA-approved COVID-19 boosters and how people should think about the coronavirus and its risk.

President Biden announces new steps in COVID vaccines and testing

WASHINGTON D.C - In a White House press conference Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced new steps his administration and the federal government would be…

President Biden talks on the phone with his national security team from the Treaty Room in the residence of the White House on Friday.

Biden's COVID symptoms are less troublesome, his doctor says

The president's symptoms now include a sore throat and body aches, Dr. Kevin O'Connor said. Biden is likely infected with the BA.5 subvariant of omicron.

Scientists haven't unraveled the cause of long COVID. But evidence is growing that an ongoing viral infection could be driving the symptoms, at least in some patients.

Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths

Scientists are turning up more evidence that some people may harbor a viral reservoir in the wake of COVID-19. What could that tell us about long COVID?

Merck's anti-viral drug molnupiravir isn't popular with doctors who prefer to prescribe another antiviral, Paxlovid.

Doctors find limited use for less effective COVID pill

The antiviral pill molnupiravir was authorized and distributed by the government late last year. But it's not doctors' first choice of treatment, except for a narrow slice of patients.

Workers wear protective gear in a Beijing neighborhood placed under lockdown in November. China had raised hopes by slightly relaxing its zero-COVID policy, but cities have been contending with a surge in cases.

Surge in outbreaks tests China's easing of zero-COVID policy

Cities are once again locking down thousands of neighborhoods and sending people into quarantine, even as local Chinese authorities are tasked with easing COVID restrictions.

Hockey players are reflected in the safety barrier around the rink as medical personnel wearing personal protective equipment keep watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

COVID cases inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are going down

Representatives of the International Olympic Committee said the risk of catching COVID-19 within the bubble at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is far less than it is outside.

A member of the Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 testing staff walks past a line outside the Salt Lake County Health Department on Tuesday. The number of new cases of COVID-19 hit a record this week, topping numbers from January.

The U.S. hits a record number of new COVID cases

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

A COVID infection during pregnancy could raise baby boys' risk of some neurodevelopmental delays, study finds.

COVID during pregnancy may alter brain development in boys

Boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while pregnant seem to have a higher risk of subtle developmental delays, including those associated with autism spectrum disorder.

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