FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines…

Clifton’s is reopening (again), this time in a changed downtown

Andrew Meieran is about to reopen the doors of one of L.A.’s legendary restaurants in a…

IRS sues Ohio doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints

CLEVELAND — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people…

WHO member countries approve steps to bolster health regulations to better brace for pandemics

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says member countries on Saturday approved a series of new…

Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu

The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines…

Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople

FILE – A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr stands inside a new vaccination centre…

World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls

GENEVA — The World Health Organization begins its annual meeting on Monday with government ministers and…

A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There’s little help, and some people are chained

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys…

Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency

GENEVA — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait:…

COVID “likely growing” in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates

COVID-19 infections are now likely growing in at least 12 states and the District of Columbia,…