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When did the coronavirus arrive in the US?The first infection was confirmed on January 21, 2020 in a Washington state resident who had recently returned from Wuhan, China. Shortly afterwards, experts concluded that the virus had been in…

Federal officials are reviewing nearly 800 cases of rare heart problems after immunization with the coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, according to the data presented at a vaccine safety meeting Thursday.It is likely…

Here’s what you need to know:Waiting in line to receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in the Miami area last month.Credit...Wilfredo Lee/Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized an extension of…

A crowd of travelers are checking in for their flights in LAX on Friday, May 28, 2021.Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesThe U.S. has reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in more than a year as the country's…

Here’s what you need to know:Whitney Bush, a science teacher at Middle School 839 in Brooklyn, talked with students over Zoom during an online orientation session last September.Credit...James Estrin/The New York TimesNew York City will no…

Paul J. Hanly Jr., a top litigation attorney who has been the focus of the current statewide litigation against drug companies and others in the supply chain for his role in the deadly opioid epidemic, died Saturday at his Miami Beach home.…

Here’s what you need to know:Digging graves for coronavirus victims at a cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday.Credit...Mario Tama/Getty ImagesGENEVA — Deaths from Covid-19 and Covid-related causes are likely to be two to three times…

According to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, nursing home residents, who are considered to be the most vulnerable to Covid-19, appear to be receiving significant protection from vaccinations.In a…

Health workers with personal protective equipment care for Covid-19 patients in a banquet room that was temporarily converted into a Covid care center in New Delhi on May 7, 2021.Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia's total Covid-19…

Federal health officials have now confirmed 28 cases, including six in men, of a rare bleeding disorder in adults who have received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, deputy director of the vaccination safety…