"Since COVID-19, the foot traffic is very, very slow," business owner Yehya Rizeq said of Church Street in downtown Orlando. "Itās not recovered yet." A new project breaking ground hopes to change that, but Rizeq worries they can't survive much longer.
Renowned Indigenous leader Brooklyn River, who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died.
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.
A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.
A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic.
The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved.
The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.
Jennifer Pelcher opened Abbottās Frozen Custard in 2019 and survived many challenges over that time. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, a major issue has grown.
Giannis Antetokounmpo reaffirmed that heās ālocked inā with the Milwaukee Bucks while acknowledging the possibility that could eventually change depending on how things develop over the next several months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.
Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York Cityās Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.
The Florida board that oversees pharmacies sought to clear up any confusion over administering the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.
A Florida board that oversees pharmacies is expected to decide on Tuesday whether properly certified pharmacy workers can give COVID-19 vaccines or RSV vaccines.
Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions in the Senate regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, a Florida couple was asking questions of their own. Chief among them: Why canāt they seem to find an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida?
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo will hold a news conference to address federal recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccines for children on Thursday.
A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
The nationās top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may ā but no longer should ā get COVID-19 vaccinations.
The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.
The Army said it has reenlisted three active duty soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as it works to implement President Donald Trumpās executive order that troops be rehired and given back pay.
Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
Tuesday marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency, altering daily life across the United States
Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in āDisposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.ā.
The Pentagon says the military services must again ask troops who were forced out or who voluntarily left the military due to the COVID vaccine whether they want to reenlist.
Carolina Amesty, the former west Orange County state representative, is facing accusations of defrauding the federal loan program for organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Biden administration is releasing a āroadmapā for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.
A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found no evidence of criminal activity concerning COVID-19 vaccines.
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color.
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of āWheel of Fortune,ā āLove Connectionā and āScrabbleā 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 Americaās 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.
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.
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 Bidenās āsymptoms have almost resolved completelyā 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 āmild symptomsā 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 Childrenās Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
If youāve 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 youāre looking for a little bit of that āTop Gun: Maverickā spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, youāre in luck.
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 schoolās budget.
Life changed drastically four years ago when shutdowns, closures and more took over as the coronavirus situation picked up.
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
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.
The festival is set to generate around $2 million in eco-tourism for the area, with more than 500 attendees registered for the convention.
Pakistanās 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.
The lawsuit says that the woman ā identified as Careen Moreno ā was āpeacefully protestingā in downtown Orlando in June 2020 during a march from City Hall to Colonial Drive.
The U.K.'s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britainās government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.
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 DeSantisā administration over the decision two years ago to stop sharing information on the virusā spread online.
Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.
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.
