When the virus that causes COVID-19 emerged in 2019, no one had protective immunity. Nearly five years later, most of the United States population has some immunity, either because of vaccination, ...

As with other illnesses that spread from person to person, COVID-19 outbreaks can happen in schools. There are ways your child's school can help prevent or stop infections. And there are ways you can ...

Older adults face the highest risk of severe COVID-19 illness. Learn how to protect yourself or loved ones with vaccines, masking, hygiene, and caregiver support. Stay informed and stay safe. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Americans don't appear to be getting sick with respiratory illnesses just yet, according to federal health data. But as people ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that it is likely that the spread of coronavirus will reach pandemic levels, as scientists still are trying to solve how to stop the ...

MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talked with an infectious disease physician about how the COVID virus is changing, the latest testing guidelines, and how you can best protect yourself and others.

It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning golden, there’s a chill in the air and the threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza or RSV looms across the country. The US Centers for ...

For many businesses, the pandemic seems like a distant memory, but COVID-19 is not entirely behind us. Indeed, as the cold and flu season approaches, the CDC predicts that COVID-19 cases will increase ...

A recent paper, published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, reviews predictors of upper respiratory viral infections, the common cold and the flu (influenza), as guidance for preventing ...