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A boost from COVID-19 treatment sales helped bush Pfizer to a better-than-expected third quarter and higher forecast for the year.

Buena Vista Public Schools have significantly improved attendance and test scores by fostering strong relationships and community investment, climbing from 82nd to 38th in Virginia's school division rankings.

The destruction from Hurricane Helene has disrupted the high school landscape throughout southern Appalachia.

The colder months are almost here and so are your chances of getting COVID, Flu, and RSV that’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s important to get your vaccinations.

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this month.

Newly updated covid vaccines that protect against the current variant are now available in Southwest Virginia at CVS locations. WSLS 10 anchor and health reporter Rachel Lucas talked to expert about the vaccine while receiving her updated shot.

One local mother is turning the tragedy of her son's suicide into a mission to raise awareness about teen depression and suicide, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and addressing mental health issues.

In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans were a lifeline for small businesses.

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Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters, falling to Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, then collapsing on the track and being carted off in a wheelchair.

Outdoor tables saved thousands of New York City restaurants from ruin when they were forced to close their dining rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Virginia Tech political expert tell us for many elections, the Vice President is not a major factor to swing voters, but with the recent events, she said people are now paying closer attention.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic.

The Norwegian government has signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary.

The Supreme Court has rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F.

A jury has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others in a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children.

Government advisers say it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall.

The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks.

Vivian Health used its proprietary data and BLS statistics to map differences in pay between registered travel and staff nurses in Virginia and across the U.S.

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools has released a new survey for parents about school attendance practices in an effort to help students come to school on a more consistent basis.

Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the world’s first malaria vaccine may help.

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Kenyan doctors have stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week.

The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

Going to the doctor can be dreadful, but at the Black Family Wellness Expo, you’ll be able to get all your health questions answered for free this Saturday at the Pilgrim Baptist Church starting at 9 a.m.

New York prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman has been sentenced in connection with a sprawling COVID-19 fraud scheme.

After three years of exceptional sales growth, McDonald’s is returning to Earth.

China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual decrease as births dropped and deaths jumped.

Pulaski County Public School officials have made it their mission to recover what learning was lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local doctors are warning about a rise in respiratory illnesses.

Doctors are urging people to get their vaccinations as COVID-19, flu and RSV are on the rise nationwide, including here in Virginia.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says that hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia.

The Heisman Trophy race is looking wide open for 2024.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday defended himself against suggestions that his indifference and failure to heed the advice of scientists led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.

Marie Principe says she never expected to reach this milestone.

According to the Virginia Department of Health, COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise across the region.

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pfizer lost more than $2 billion in the third quarter as an expected COVID-19 product sales decline clipped revenue.

The COVID-19 treatments millions of have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a hefty price tag.

Sneezing, coughing, and sniffling – things some of us have already started to do this year.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing $40 million in funding to help develop messenger RNA vaccines in Africa.

The Central Virginia Health District will conduct the study about long COVID and its local impact

The once-critical white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out.

A new report says the U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control.

France is sending military forces to distribute water on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte.

A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep older adults eating healthy.

Rumors of a COVID-19 outbreak on social media raises parents' concerns for in-person learning.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Virginia, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health.

China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after an isolation that began with the country's borders closing in 2020.

Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world.

A joint school board and city council meeting was held in Lynchburg Tuesday to discuss the future of the division's facilities.

Travis Tritt is coming to the Salem Civic Center this October

Official figures show that German beer sales resumed a long-term downward trend in the first six months of this year after rallying in 2022 thanks to the end of most COVID-19 restrictions.

The Spanish government has declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies.

The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus.

Confidence in the scientific community declined among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey shows, driven by a a partisan divide that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s attention back to Syria at an annual donor conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels for humanitarian aid to Syrians.

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl in March 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later.

The World Health organization declared earlier this month that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer an emergency, putting a three-year end to the virus that killed at least 7 million people and turned the world upside down.

Japan’s economy has grown at an annual pace of 1.6% in the quarter through March.

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The COVID-19 national emergency order ends May 11, meaning funding for several programs at TAP are coming to an end.

Top U.N. officials and health industry leaders are demanding that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis fueled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including Ukraine and Sudan.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is resigning.

The World Health Organization says that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency.

The COVID-19 public health emergency is coming to an end.On May 11, the federal government will lift the health emergency order.

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends.

The next novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham, his first in a decade, is a family saga set in New York City before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.

An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the shot.

Chinese health officials have defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic and other information earlier.

A top Bosnian government official and two others have been convicted and given prison sentences over the procurement at highly inflated prices of inadequate medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves.

Nearly 300,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their Medicaid access due to the end of Covid era protections.

For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries.

Asian shares are trading mixed following a rally on Wall Street as worries over banks following the collapses of several lenders in recent weeks eased further.

Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price.

President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.

Hoda Kotb returned to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope.

China has accused Washington of improperly attacking Chinese companies after genetics analysis giant BGI Group and 17 others were hit with curbs on access to U.S. technology on security or human rights grounds.

A Spanish lawyer says 42 families in Spain are pursuing legal action against a nurse whom they allege faked the process of administering routine vaccines to their children.

For the second day in a row, China is dismissing U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.

Carilion is reaching a new COVID-19 milestone – closing its two drive-thru testing centers.

Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate on Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal officials say they’re working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers and government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated.

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year.

The IRS says most relief checks issued by states last year won't be subject to federal taxes, providing late guidance as taxpayers have begun filing returns.

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns about a virus surge and the potential for new mutations.

A growing online conspiracy theory is using the tagline “died suddenly” to baselessly claim that COVID-19 vaccines are killing people.

House Republicans have begun their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration.

Emergency SNAP benefits will come to an end on February 16/

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

Across the nation, people are using Martin Luther King day as a national day of service. Here at home, people are taking advantage of the chance to serve.

The European Union's highest court says travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund.

Japan and South Korea are defending their public health restrictions on travelers from China after Beijing stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation.

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data.