There’s been an increase in hospitalisations and in wastewater detections, and it’s expected to last another month or two.

Six years after New Zealand moved into its first lockdown, the final inquiry report examines lockdowns, mandates and the cost of the pandemic.

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Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...

New federal restrictions are making it difficult for many Americans to access COVID vaccines during a late summer surge. Adults under 65 must now consult healthcare professionals or attest to ...

Public health experts have noticed this latest Covid wave is worsening as fewer Kiwis are getting vaccination boosters and tests, and it's renewed debate a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

Just over half of the eligible population had the Covid-19 booster, with experts keen to see it given alongside the annual flu vaccine.