Preventive care
FILE - A worker performs a COVID-19 test at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Olympic organizers: 32 athletes in isolation for COVID

By Candice Choi Feb. 08, 2022 01:06 AM EST

Visitors pose for a selfie with a statue containing the Olympic rings at a park near the headquarters for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Beijing Winter Olympics organizers say measures to prevent cross-infections between athletes and the outside world are being extended to holding their garbage inside the bubble dividing the two. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions

Dec. 16, 2021 01:41 AM EST

CDC gives Maine $7M to prep for future public health crises

Jun. 27, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has given Maine a $7 million boost to help prepare for another public health crisis. ...

David Moran poses in his hotel room, paid for by a pandemic voucher program, at the Hilltop Inn in Berlin, Vt., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Tens of thousands of homeless like Moran, who now has a job at Applebee’s, have been staying in hotels across the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. “I’m not going to be able to get a shower on a regular basis, which around food is not a good thing,” he said. “So I think there should be more available funds for people that are really trying.” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries

By Kelli Kennedy And Lisa Rathke Jun. 27, 2021 10:17 AM EDT

Reminder: Masks still required in healthcare settings

Jun. 18, 2021 04:01 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Wearing a mask is still required in a healthcare setting and is still one of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of COVID-19...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, right, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant

By Frank Jordans Jun. 18, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Flu cases plummet in Pennsylvania amid COVID-19 precautions

May. 28, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The just-concluded flu season was one of the mildest on record in Pennsylvania, health officials reported Friday, with COVID-19...

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

France to introduce tougher mandatory quarantine for UK

May. 26, 2021 08:42 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France will impose a mandatory quarantine on visitors from Britain to prevent the spread of a worrying virus variant first detected in India, the...

Tanzania experts suggest overhaul of COVID-19 denial policy

By Tom Odula May. 17, 2021 06:43 PM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A special committee of health experts formed by Tanzania's new president on Monday recommended an overhaul of the country's approach to...

This Wednesday, May 12, 2021 image shows a website featuring Ty and Charleen Bollinger advertising their video series, "The Truth About Vaccines 2020." The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other social media accounts that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, resorting to what medical experts say is often misleading and false information. (AP Photo)
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

By Michelle R. Smith And Johnatan Reiss May. 13, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, base camp is seen on May 25, 2020. China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending from Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday, May 10, 2010. (Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua via AP)
China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest

May. 10, 2021 04:08 AM EDT

New law blocks health mandates that affect businesses

May. 07, 2021 07:21 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill Friday that prohibits actions — such as those taken to prevent the spread of the...

Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, wipes his tears during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Hong resigned over a scandal in which his company was accused of deliberately spreading misinformation that its yogurt helps prevent coronavirus infections. (Hwang Gang-mo/Yonhap via AP)
SKorea dairy company CEO resigns over virus research scandal

May. 04, 2021 04:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state. A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will remain in place through at least Sept. 13, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US keeps in place mask requirement on planes, transit

Apr. 30, 2021 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2020, file photo, Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes off his Arkansas Razorbacks facemark as he arrives for the daily coronavirus briefing at the state Capitol in Little Rock. A longtime abortion opponent who once opposed allowing gay couples to be foster parents, Gov. Hutchinson is the unlikeliest figure to complain about bills on the "culture wars" reaching his desk. (Staton Breidenthal/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
Arkansas governor OKs ban on local, state mask mandates

Apr. 29, 2021 08:25 PM EDT

Iowa identifies Brazil coronavirus variant case

By David Pitt Apr. 16, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At least two coronavirus variants are present in Iowa with one first identified in Europe now believed to be the most prevalent strain...

Municipal mask mandates remain in place across New Hampshire

Apr. 16, 2021 09:37 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's statewide mask mandate has been lifted, but local ordinances requiring the use of face coverings to prevent the spread of...

A 16-year-old Orange County resident gets a COVID-19 vaccine at the Florida Department of Health drive-thru site at the Orange County Convention in Orlando, Fla., Monday, April 5, 2021. Beginning Monday, all residents 16 or older are eligible to receive the vaccine, per an executive order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Florida education chief: Masks should be voluntary next year

Apr. 15, 2021 12:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2021 file photo Gov. Greg Gianforte receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Drew Garton at a Walgreen's pharmacy, in Helena, Mont. Gianforte has tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican governor's office released a statement Monday, April 5, 2021 evening saying that after experiencing mild symptoms a day earlier, Gianforte was tested "out of an abundance of caution." The first lady, who has not exhibited symptoms, has been tested and is awaiting her results. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)
The Latest: Montana governor tests positive for COVID-19

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 02:28 AM EDT