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U.S. to offer another round of free at-home Covid tests starting Monday
Starting Monday, American households can request four additional free at-home Covid-19 test kits through the Biden administration’s website.
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Novavax updated Covid vaccine wins FDA, CDC backing, paving way to reach Americans within days
Health officials see Novavax’s protein-based vaccine as a valuable alternative for people who don’t want to take messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna.
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Insurance hurdles for new Covid vaccines largely resolved, Biden administration says
Reports of people being denied insurance coverage for the latest Covid vaccines emerged last week as the shots were rolled out to pharmacies
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No action in suspected COVID-19 rent relief fraud cases
When a D.C. landlord lost out on a pandemic-era rent relief program, he expected someone in the District would help him get the thousands he said he was owed, but more than two years later, no one has. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg and the News4 I-Team report that those impacted by problems with the program say it’s only getting...
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Here's how to get your free Covid tests this Fall
The Biden administration said it has resumed offering free at-home Covid tests Monday. Here’s how to order tests for your household.
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Free COVID tests now available again through the mail. How to get yours
As cases and hospitalizations climb in the U.S., government officials are bringing back a program that brings free COVID tests mailed directly to residents.
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U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday
Americans will soon be able to use COVIDtests.gov to request four free tests, the Biden administration said in a release.
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New Covid boosters could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here's what you need to know
Updated Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna will soon be administered at pharmacies, and many other locations across the U.S.
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CDC recommends updated Covid shot for everyone ages 6 months and up
Everyone ages 6 months and older should get the updated Covid vaccine this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
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Child poverty more than doubled in U.S. after expanded tax credits, stimulus checks ended
The end of expanded financial assistance from the Covid-19 pandemic has wiped out progress made by the U.S. in fighting child poverty.
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CDC recommends updated Covid shot for everyone ages 6 months and up
A panel of CDC advisers voted Tuesday to recommend updated Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus booster shots for everyone ages 6 months and up.
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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise
The Biden administration said it expects the new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines targeting the omicron variant XBB.1.5 to be available in mid-September.
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Covid fraud: Street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions to pay for murder, guns and drugs
A Milwaukee street gang called the “Wild 100s” allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid unemployment benefits.
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North Korea to allow citizens abroad to return home in easing of COVID restrictions
In a brief statement carried by state media, the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters said those returning to North Korea will be put in quarantine for a week for “proper medical observation”
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Biden to request more funding for new coronavirus vaccine amid rising cases
Officials are already expecting updated COVID-19 vaccines that contain one version of the omicron strain, called XBB.1.5.
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Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
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.
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371 defendants charged in COVID-19 relief fraud totaling $836M
The U.S. Department of Justice is working to recover hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars in stolen COVID-19 relief funds. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins looks at the incredible numbers.
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The next Covid booster is on the horizon: Will the vaccine be covered by insurance?
The next booster is slated to be available in the fall. Here’s what doctors are saying to those wondering if the new shots will be covered by insurance.
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Always asymptomatic? If you never get sick from Covid, it could be in your genes
If you’ve made it this far without ever getting sick from Covid, you may have your genes to thank.
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More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says
More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives.