Pfizer COVID antiviral: Dozens of companies to start making pill
Nearly three dozen companies in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe will soon start making either generic versions of Pfizer's coronavirus pill or the raw ingredients. This deal will make the antiviral nirmatrelvir, or Paxlovoid, available to more than half of the world's population.
Need a pep talk? Call this number to get encouragement from kids
The PepToc hotline provides pep talks, life advice, and words of encouragement from students at West Side Elementary in California.
California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies
California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.
Which states have lifted mask mandates
With the omicron variant of COVID-19 waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures.
The first plant-based Covid vaccine approved in Canada
The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 — although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Side effects were mild, including fever and fatigue.
Gov. DeSantis tells masked students at Tampa press conference, ‘Please take those off’
As the Florida governor approached the lectern for a press conference in Tampa, there were a few students waiting while wearing masks, but before he spoke he told them, 'Please take those off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything.'
COVID numbers in Michigan are declining, an upcoming "endemic" is uncertain
Mask requirements across the nation are being rescinded as infections rates decline. Doctors are hopeful but uncertain about what's next.
Expert: Options available for nurses with burnout - but want to stay in healthcare
"Nurses are at a pivotal point where we have a great deal of nurses retiring from the profession," she said. "We have several nurses, all over the country right now, that are at a point of burnout.
Ambassador Bridge shutdown cost auto industry $300 million
It was a costly week for Michigan automakers, with losses in the hundreds of millions.
Official: Trudeau to use emergency powers to quell COVID-19 mandate protests in Canada
A government official in Canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will invoke emergency powers to quell the COVID-19 mandate protests.
Ontario dropping COVID-19 vaccine proof requirement, capacity limits
The Ambassador Bridge is also back open after demonstrations shut down the trade route for a week.
Ambassador Bridge blockade: Windsor mayor says 'national economic crisis' is over, bridge reopened
Windsor police were arresting people near the Ambassador Bridge who are continuing to block traffic in protest of COVID-19 mandates.
Ambassador Bridge protest: Blockades on Canada-US border continue
Protesters have continued to block the Ambassador Bridge after removing their vehicles.
Americans, Canadians show sympathy for people protesting COVID-19 mandates at Ambassador Bridge
Some Americans were out Friday night showing support for the people who are protesting COVID-19 restrictions by blocking the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor.
Will protesters stop blocking Ambassador Bridge after judge orders end to blockade?
A Canadian judge has issued an injunction to stop protesters from blocking the Ambassador Bridge in attempts to end a five-day COVID-19 mandate protest blocking the bridge in Windsor.
Ambassador Bridge closure: Injunction sought to end protests, blockade
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is seeking a court injunction to stop the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protest that has closed the Ambassador Bridge in Canada.
Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron? Here's what you need to know
Experts say it's too early to know whether people infected with the omicron variant will develop long COVID. Doctors believe it's possible to have long-term effects from omicron.
Donors needed: Breast milk in short supply amid COVID-19 surge, winter weather woes
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America said it is in urgent need of donor breast milk which is essential to “saving the most vulnerable babies’ lives.”
Michigan pharmacies suspected of price gouging at-home COVID-19 tests
Several Michigan pharmacies are accused of selling at-home COVID-19 test kits at artificially inflated prices.
US COVID-19 death toll hits 900,000, sped by omicron
Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.