(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, giving the final clearance shots to be administered soon after. The new booster shots have been updated to target two different COVID strains in one shot --…
(NEW YORK) -- Olympian Lolo Jones is speaking out about taking control of her fertility journey, a story she wishes someone had told her when she was younger. The 40-year-old told ABC News' Juju Chang in an exclusive interview that she hopes to be a mother one day. "Being a…
(NEW YORK) -- The start of a new school year is a time for new learning, new schedules and new teachers and friends. Unfortunately, it can also be a time for new illnesses as kids return to spending time inside classrooms. This school year is also the third consecutive year…
(WASHINGTON) -- At least 31 children in the United States have tested positive for monkeypox, according to state officials across the country. So far, 11 U.S. states and jurisdictions have reported monkeypox cases among children. Texas alone has identified nine pediatric cases of monkeypox, state officials told ABC News on…
(CHICAGO) -- COVID-19 cases during the first week of the 2022-23 school year in Chicago Public Schools are much higher compared to the same time last year. According to CPS data, 449 students have tested positive for the virus during the first week of the new school year -- 3.3…
(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) -- An adult resident of Harris County, Texas, who had been diagnosed with monkeypox, has died, state health officials announced on Tuesday. The patient was severely immunocompromised, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, and died at a Harris County hospital. The official cause of…
(NEW YORK) -- After securing enough doses in the national stockpile to vaccinate the most at-risk Americans against monkeypox, the federal government says it has begun training its sights on the next steps of the outbreak. "We're watching this very, very closely and will be prepared to move out against…
(NEW YORK) -- It's become a cherished tradition among parents every August and September: sharing back-to-school photos on social media with family members and friends as a new school year kicks off. The trend has been a mainstay on social media, with parents posting pictures of their kids holding signs…
(NEW YORK) -- With the end of summer nearing, and Labor Day around the corner, U.S. health officials are preparing to roll out millions of new COVID-19 boosters as health experts grow concerned over a potential viral resurgence in the fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration is expected,…
(STURGIS, Mich.) --Â Abbott is announcing Friday their Sturgis, Michigan plant is restarting production of their largest and most popular infant formula, Similac. Previously, the troubled plant had only restarted a fragment of its production, after bacterial contamination concerns inside the facility had prompted a months-long voluntary recall and shutdown. The…
