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It depends on the situation and your comfort level, but there are ways to minimize the risk of infection this Halloween.

AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country | 2021-10-28 18:21:36

NEW YORK (AP) — Is it OK to go trick-or-treating during the pandemic?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (Associated Press) -- A monk was made to hop like a frog, in a humiliation tactic. An accountant was shocked with electric probes. An arti...

What is the “delta plus” variant?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

Eligible recipients will be able to book appointments for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster shots as soon as Friday.

WASHINGTON -- Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesnt ...

With more than half the world still not vaccinated, the virus will likely keep finding people to infect and replicating inside them for several months or years to come.  And each time a virus makes a copy of itself, a small mutation could occur. 

Public health officials are recommending everyone get a flu shot now to stave off a potentially bad season.