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The Public Health Agency of Canada still strongly recommends that people wear masks, particularly in crowded environments such as planes and trains.

The updated COVID-19 booster shot is now available. News4’s Mark Segraves has information to know before getting the shot.

Who should get an updated bivalent COVID-19 booster? Where can you find them in D.C.? Here’s what to know.

The newest COVID-19 vaccine booster will be available at vaccination sites in D.C. starting Wednesday, Sept. 7, officials announced.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. The request comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington and fund the government. It...

The CDC voted Thursday to recommend updated versions of both the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccine boosters, paving way for a widespread rollout as early as next week.

The FDA authorized new COVID boosters targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, and Dr. Uché Blackstock says you should expect annual booster shots.

WHO said the predominant COVID-19 variant worldwide is omicron subvariant BA.5, which accounts for more than 70% of virus sequences shared with the world’s biggest public viral database.

First lady Jill Biden is experiencing a COVID-19 ‘rebound’ case, the White House said Wednesday.

White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Wednesday that the newly updated COVID-19 boosters will be available to teens and adults “in a few short weeks.”

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19

On Thursday, the CDC released adjusted guidelines for the public, dropping some social distancing and quarantine recommendations but still encouraging masking and testing if exposed to COVID-19.

The fact that a rebound rather than a reinfection possibly occurred is a positive sign for his health once he’s clear of the disease.

In downtown Silver Spring on Wednesday, many people were wearing their masks indoors and while walking around outdoors. While no indoor mask mandate is in place, the county has now reached a high level of community spread of COVID-19.

After isolating for five days with mild COVID-19 symptoms, President Joe Biden said he was “feeling great” and credited vaccines, boosters and therapeutic treatments like Paxlovid for his swift recovery.

COVID super dodgers, people who have never been infected with COVID-19, are becoming an even more exclusive club now that the BA.5 omicron subvariant has taken over.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

President Joe Biden likely has the BA.5 strain of COVID-19, the highly infectious variant that is currently responsible for most cases in the U.S., the president’s physician said Saturday.

Maryland legislator Dan Cox, who won the Republican primary for governor, said he would fight COVID-19 restrictions and advance policies of former President Donald Trump if he wins the state’s general election in November. Here are highlights from his interview with News4’s Tracee Wilkins.