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The health department of the Mexican state of Jalisco said the passengers’ potential exposure meant they would not be allowed to disembark.

This started as a story about what happens after a pandemic ends. I pitched my editor on the idea in early May. Every adult in America could get a vaccine. COVID numbers started to fall. If the Roaring ’20s came after the Spanish flu a century ago, did that mean we were on track for another Roaring ’20s now? Would “Hot Vax Summer” give way to Decadent Gatsby Party Autumn?

As the Omicron variant continues to sweep across the U.S., especially in the Northeast, unvaccinated people of all ages are at increased risk — including children. The U.S. is averaging 260 pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations a day, up nearly 30% from last week.

Covid case numbers continue to grow across Australia with 6394 cases in NSW, 1,608 in Victoria, 774 in South Australia, 714 in Queensland, 71 in the ACT, 44 in Tasmania, 12 in the Northern Territory and one in Western Australia

Scientists are cautiously optimistic that the variant may be a sign the virus is losing its power, despite the high infection figures.

Anyone who has ever sprained their ankle, cut themselves while chopping vegetables, or been stung by a bee has seen the effects of inflammation firsthand. The pain, redness, swelling, and heat that it produces is the body's defense mechanism to fight off infectious agents like bacteria and repair tissue damage. Less obvious, but similar in process, is the inflammation that results from an infection like a cold, the flu, or COVID-19.

U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.

The Baehr family began experiencing serious health problems, later traced to toxic mold in their Austin, Texas, home.

As freezing temperatures set in for most of the province, emergency experts say you should get prepared

Some academics have denounced B.C.'s provincial health officer following her Christmas Eve briefing on the Omicron variant of concern. In her presentation to reporters, Dr. Bonnie Henry said that Omicron is "spreading in a way that is different from other variants".