COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here’s where levels are highest
News Desk Don’t be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks. COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S.
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is shown on a monitor as Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29, 2026 in…
Fauci pleads the Fifth to COVID questions by US Sen. Rand Paul at intense hearing
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is shown on a monitor as Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29, 2026 in…
State requests change to 2020 audit after Treasury review of Iowa’s use of COVID funds
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand held a news conference Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Management is asking the state auditor’s office to amend…
UI receives $12.8 million in COVID prevention funding from FEMA
Lang 4/24/26 The University of Iowa is the recipient of over $12 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funding is part of the $1.2 billion that FEMA announced…
MAP: ‘Cicada’ COVID variant detected in Illinois
A COVID-19 variant with a catchy nickname is causing concern, despite making up a small fraction of current cases.
Bill advances making two off-label COVID remedies available without prescription
Rep. Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines, an internal medicine physician, spoke in opposition to a bill on establishing over-the-counter dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine at a subcommittee meeting Jan. 22, 2026…
CDC advisory panel votes to change recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine
The advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control voted to change the recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine. The panel says only Americans who want the COVID vaccine should get…
CDC panel opts against requiring COVID shot prescription, but wants greater emphasis on its risks
Retsef Levi, a member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, spoke at the panel’s meeting on Sept. 19. (Photo by Maya Homan/Georgia Recorder) ATLANTA — The top vaccine…
Pediatricians’ new COVID shot recommendations differ from CDC advice
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations —…
Got the sniffles? What to know about summer colds and the COVID variant called stratus
Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because…
Moderna gets full FDA approval for kids COVID-19 vaccine
(NewsNation) — Moderna reports it has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in children six months through 11 years of age,…
2 summer COVID strains are less severe than earlier strains, doctor says
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors say you can still get sick, including from two new COVID strains that are going around. Dr.…
Will it be harder to get a COVID vaccine this year?
(NEXSTAR) – A new policy announced by the Trump administration may limit which Americans can get a COVID booster when respiratory virus season rolls around this fall and winter. The…
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
NEW YORK — Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest…