Bryan Pietsch

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Covid-19 live updates: California preserves school mask mandate; NYC fires more than 1,400 unvaccinated workers

A California official said “it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when” the mask mandate for schools is lifted.

What to know about the covid-19 treatment molnupiravir

The twice-daily pill could soon offer another tool alongside vaccines for countries to manage the pandemic.

‘All this ivermectin craziness’ is creating headaches for horse owners

Amid the covid-fueled interest in ivermectin, people who actually need to treat their horses with the dewormer have been faced with empty shelves and the fear that they could be mistaken for the people who are using the drug on themselves.

Extra doses of coronavirus vaccine are coming for immunocompromised people. Here’s what that means.

Federal health officials have estimated that about 3 percent of U.S. adults are immunocompromised.

Covid-19 latest updates: Biden urges state, local governments to give $100 to newly vaccinated

With the extra-contagious delta variant spurring some renewed restrictions, governments are under new pressure to get shots into reluctant arms.

New CDC mask guidance confuses and frustrates some Americans as delta variant surges

Across the country, people said they felt whiplashed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that even vaccinated people should resume wearing face coverings indoors under specific circumstances.