The U.S. flu season is underway.

Santa Claus is coming to town, and you can track him as he delivers gifts around the globe on Christmas Eve!

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died.

Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19.

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.

Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes.

Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.

Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs.

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way.

School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover.

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from federal health officials suggests it’s on the upswing around the country.

Orange County Board of Commissioners have voted to move ahead with a plan to set aside $4.5 million in medical debt relief.

Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.

White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.

An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.

According to AdventHealth, the number of cases coming into Centra Care has significantly increased. Last month, the average was 250 cases a week. There were 750 cases just last week alone.

As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.

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

If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.

A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.

If you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled.

Authorities say more than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles.

In an indictment, prosecutors say that Burns took out over $57,000 in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.

The district leaders could not say just how many teachers will be affected by this because it will be decided based on each individual school’s budget.

Life changed drastically four years ago when shutdowns, closures and more took over as the coronavirus situation picked up.

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

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.

U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days.

Former owner of Barberella purchased an indoor pickleball complex when his nightclub was forced to close due to COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon update its COVID-19 guidance to remove a recommended minimum five-day isolation period for those on the mend, according to The Washington Post.

A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.

For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.

The festival is set to generate around $2 million in eco-tourism for the area, with more than 500 attendees registered for the convention.

Pakistan’s prime minister has called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation.

The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.

More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face a post-holiday spike in flu and other illnesses.

U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.

The lawsuit says that the woman — identified as Careen Moreno — was “peacefully protesting” in downtown Orlando in June 2020 during a march from City Hall to Colonial Drive.

Santa Claus is coming to town, and you can track him as he delivers gifts around the globe on Christmas Eve!

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking.

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!”.

The U.K.'s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.

Americans can order four free COVID-19 tests again online.

The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

A former Florida state representative was sentenced to four months in federal prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting about $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds intended to help small businesses.

Florida will provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration over the decision two years ago to stop sharing information on the virus’ spread online.

Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.

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

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.

The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.

CVS Pharmacy tells us many stores here in Central Florida have already begun rolling out the vaccine.

Florida's top doctor is now going against the CDC when it comes to the updated vaccine for COVID-19.

The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding.

Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon.

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a period of frantic, domestic migration that saw Americans moving farther away from established urban centers.

The CDC recommended Tuesday that everyone get the updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the virus this fall and winter, a day after the FDA gave the green light on the new vaccine.

U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter.

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not approved to treat COVID-19.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence a former Florida state representative to prison time after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting about $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds intended to help small businesses.

John McEnroe has COVID-19 and is missing time as ESPN’s lead tennis analyst for its U.S. Open television coverage.

President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before.

An appeals court Friday rejected two lawsuits alleging the University of Central Florida should be required to refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge.

COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July.

The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID.

The Orange County Small Business BOOST program allocated approximately $26 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to help businesses still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Central Florida organizations said people are still having a hard time getting back on their feet for a number of reasons.

Four members of a Florida family have been convicted of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church.

High gas prices at the pump aren’t much of a surprise for Florida's drivers.

A jury trial began Monday in Miami for a Florida family accused of running a church and selling a bleaching agent as a cure for COVID-19.

A U.K. court has rejected the British government’s request to keep former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries from being made public at an official COVID-19 inquiry.

China says 239 people died from COVID-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures.

A new U.S. intelligence report rejects several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab.

The story of an "urban exodus" was widely circulated following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Asian shares are mostly lower as some investors take a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday.

Medicare B recipients have become the unwitting front for a major billing scheme involving COVID-19 rapid tests in Florida and at least nine other states.

Ashish Jha, the White House’s point person on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration next week.

Pom Moongauklang, the owner of Pom Pom's Teahouse and Sandwicheria, is pleading with the community to support her businesses.

A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic.

U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid.

Lawmakers in several states are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.

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.

A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief has been sentenced to more than two years and three months in prison.

Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday.

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 Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to throw out certain at-home COVID tests over concerns of bacterial contamination.

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency but the coronavirus is here to stay.