COVID

President Joe Biden said this week that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over,” but Boston doctors and Massachusetts public health data say otherwise. Biden’s statement aired in an interview Sunday on “60 Minutes,” sparking a national debate among politicians and health experts. Boston doctors argue that the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much active, based on the definition of the word and Massachusetts...

Infectious disease experts explain how to navigate sending children and college students back to school amid COVID and Monkeypox concerns.

Top Boston doctors are sounding the alarm over a likely shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments during the next surge, which could come as early as this fall. Accessing the three could become more difficult as suppliers shift from government to commercial, experts said. Coupled with a potential increase in COVID cases from colder weather and back-to-school, experts say…

Top Boston doctors talk about what to expect this fall, mask mandates in schools and whether to worry about monkeypox cases in kids during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Most people in the U.S. have some degree of immunity to COVID-19, but these tests aim to find out how much someone has.

A new omicron subvariant, BA.4.6, now accounts for more than 4% of COVID-19 cases in New England and across the U.S., according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not much is known about the new subvariant that is beginning to make an emergence on the scene, but the CDC has deemed it...

Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez of Tufts Medical Center, talks about the latest on COVID subvariant BA.4.6, child vaccination rates and concerns about rising monkeypox cases in Massachusetts as college students prepare to return to campus during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Public health officials warn that moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine could leave millions of people in Africa unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease.

COVID super dodgers, people who have never been infected with COVID-19, are becoming an even more exclusive club now that the BA.5 omicron subvariant has taken over.

Top Boston doctors talk about the latest on BA.5, COVID “super dodgers,” drone test deliveries and vaccine development during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

President Joe Biden likely has the BA.5 strain of COVID-19, the highly infectious variant that is currently responsible for most cases in the U.S., the president’s physician said Saturday.

Omicron subvariant BA.5 — the fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariant yet — appears to evade some protections from vaccines and previous infections more easily than any others before. The highly contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant has taken over as the dominant coronavirus strain in recent weeks and is fueling concerns about a potential summer surge. As of July 16, subvariant BA.5 was responsible for more...

Top Boston doctors talk about BA.5 symptoms, new Boston mask guidance and the CDC ending its program for cruise ships during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Data shows an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Boston, prompting city leaders to urge the public to start wearing masks indoors again.

As the U.S. battles the rapidly spreading BA.5 omicron subvariant, a new mutant that could compete with the highly contagious strain is on the horizon. Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to evade immunity from vaccines and prior infection. The latest mutant has been spotted in several distant states in India and appears to be…

Public health experts have been concerned about the possibility of a summer surge and now Massachusetts COVID wastewater data seems to be backing that up.

Public health experts have been concerned about the possibility of a summer surge and now rising COVID levels in Massachusetts wastewater seems to be backing that up. Samples taken from both the North and South Shores show a significant rise in COVID RNA detected in the wastewater, according to the MWRA wastewater tracking system at the Deer Island Treatment Plant….

As the highly contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain and fuels concerns about a potential summer surge, many are wondering whether to get another booster shot and when. Infectious disease experts are worried that the fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariant yet — the latest version of omicron — could drive a new wave of infections. The Biden administration...

Infectious disease experts are worried that the fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariants yet — the two latest versions of omicron — could drive a new wave of infections.

Infectious disease experts are worried that the fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariants yet — the two latest versions of omicron — could drive a new wave of infections. The new highly-contagious omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, appear to evade protection from vaccines and previous infections more easily than any others before. They account for more than half of all COVID-19 cases in New England...