Viruses

"I want people to see what COVID really does," said the man's wife, Amy Tersteeg.

Officially, the first confirmed cases of the disease in China were identified in December 2019.

An outbreak at a Manatee County government administration building led to the deaths of two people last week.

The former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, has said that the variant is likely to become the main source of new infections in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said reports of heart inflammation following COVID vaccination are "rare."

A "breakthrough" case refers to any individual who tests positive for COVID-19 at least 14 days or more after receiving all recommended doses of an authorized vaccine.

The agency is investigating reports that a small handful of young adults have developed the condition.

Dr. James Melville of the University of Texas Health Science Center said the condition made it impossible for patients to eat normally and talk.

The family said their daughter had no known pre-existing conditions.

Six cases of rare blood clots have been reported in individuals who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S., though a causal link has yet to be confirmed.

Any individuals who ate at the restaurant within the last two weeks are eligible to receive a hepatitis A vaccination free of charge on Thursday.

On Wednesday, American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 100 percent efficacy against COVID-19 in a trial involving 12- to 15-0year-olds.

Pediatric clinical trials need to be completed before the vaccines become available to young people.

The northwestern state had administered more than 2.7 million vaccine doses.

The coronavirus vaccine can have side effects, which are the result of the body's immune response being activated.

More than 100 million vaccine doses have been administered across the country.

Misinformation regarding the shots and fertility has been spreading online.

Individuals infected with the variant were between 32 percent and 104 percent more likely to die than those infected with other variants, according to the study.

The first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine are supposed to be given 28 days apart.

Austrian authorities suspended inoculations with a batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine following the death.

The United States now has three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use.

The single-shot vaccine is highly effective at preventing severe disease, according to data from a global trial involving around 44,000 people.

The company estimates that it will have 100 million doses ready by June. Pfizer and Moderna have promised 600 million by July.

The new tool provides near real-time availability information to help people find locations to schedule vaccine appointments.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children is a rare condition characterized by inflammation in different parts of the body.

The vaccine could soon become the third COVID-19 shot to be approved for emergency use in the United States.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, say it should be listed as a "variant of concern."

Fauci also said that the country would have enough vaccine doses to offer one to anyone in the country who wants it by July.

"The hearts of all Oregonians are with you today," Governor Kate Brown said in a statement addressing the family of the deceased infant.

Health authorities are urging immunized people to continue taking the standard precautions such as social distancing and wearing masks.