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The funds will be used to help improve the detection, monitoring and mitigation of “new and potentially dangerous strains,” the White House said.

The cruise CEOs made their case in this week’s meeting to replace the government’s phased-in approach to sailings from U.S. ports, sources told CNBC.

State health officials are reporting new COVID-19 cases numbering below average, while deaths matched the state’s average. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports almost 3,300 new cases Wednesday. Even the addition of 160 previously unreported cases didn’t top the seven-day rolling average of almost 3,700 calculated by Johns Hopkins University researchers. The 68 new COVID-19 deaths in Texas...

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that trying to fight Michigan’s Covid surge with vaccines alone would lead to disappointment.

Florida’s governor said the state will sue the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding cruise ships be allowed to resume sailing immediately.

Oklahoma will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations to residents of any state because both the vaccine supply and the number of vaccinated Oklahomans have increased. Deputy Health Commissioner Keith Reed said Wednesday that the state had reached a point where other states’ residents may be vaccinated starting Thursday. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Oklahoma has received...

Carnival Cruise Line said Wednesday that it has seen a record level of bookings during the first quarter, up about 90% from fourth-quarter levels.

A new report says U.S. deaths last year topped 3.3 million, the nation’s highest annual death toll

Research shows evictions lead to a spike in Covid cases, raising concern about what will happen if the national ban on evictions is allowed to expire in days.

The trade group for the world’s biggest cruise lines on Wednesday called on the CDC to allow a phased-in resumption of sailings from U.S. ports in early July.

Airlines are putting pressure on the Biden administration to come up with a plan to reduce restrictions on international travel.

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky comments on the rise of travelers for spring break.

On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to receive an update on the fight against the pandemic. Dr. Henry Walke, incident manager for the CDC’s COVID-19 response, explained how community transmission levels inform new guidance like the K-12 update allowing a distance of three feet with masks...

President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Delaware over the weekend, his first out-of-town trip since taking office.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are sending vaccines to Walgreens in its’ new Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to give to individuals starting Friday, Feb.12.

The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has drawn to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed

Only a little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting shots against COVID-19 when the vaccinations are first offered

A new federal requirement for wearing face masks on airline flights and public transportation takes effect on Monday

Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.

New rules are about to go into effect for air travelers. Anyone coming into the U.S. will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding the plane. The Centers for Disease Control said the order goes into effect Jan. 26. NBC 5’s Brian Curtis spoke with travel expert Zach Griff from “The Points Guy” to break down…