COVID-19: Extreme heat, new variants aid summer surge

A summer surge of COVID-19 cases across the country is being aided by the combination of extreme heat and new variants, says an infectious disease expert with Johns Hopkins.

US to require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China

Other countries have taken similar steps in an effort to keep infections from spreading beyond China’s borders.

"COVID does not define my legacy:" Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks with FOX 5

FOX 5 spoke with Dr. Anthony Fauci to discuss his legacy, his future plans, and what he would have done differently regarding COVID-19 if he knew what he knows today.

Wheaton Mall hosts 'Boosterama' clinics to help people get COVID-19 booster shots

Montgomery County officials are holding a series of “Boosterama” events at Wheaton Mall to help get COVID-19 booster shots into more people's arms.

Biden gets latest COVID booster, urging more Americans to get theirs

Over 20 million people, including nearly 1 in 5 older people, have gotten the new vaccine, which was formulated to target the coronavirus variants most dominant in the United States.

FDA OKs Novavax COVID-19 booster dose

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax.

The Big Board sues DC Health for COVID-19 related closure: lawsuit

The Big Board, a bar and burger restaurant on H Street in the District is suing the D.C. Department of Health after their liquor license was suspended earlier this year and they were ordered to close for refusing to follow the city’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandate, a lawsuit says.

DC to merge monkeypox clinics with some COVID centers

The D.C. Department of Health will merge the city’s three monkeypox clinics with three COVID centers beginning Saturday, October 15.

DC school vaccine deadline for some students begins Tuesday

D.C. school students from pre-K through grade five who are still out of compliance when it comes to vaccinations will not be allowed into classrooms beginning Tuesday.

DC walk-in childhood vaccination clinics begin Monday at 5 locations

Children in D.C. who can't return to school because they are noncompliant with the District's school vaccination policy can visit one of five childhood vaccine clinics opening Monday.

Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement to enter, official says

Canada will likely drop the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

DC extends COVID-19 vaccination deadline for students

As the 2022-23 school year gets started, city officials have decided to give families more time to get students vaccinated.

NAACP DC branch raises concerns about DC Public Schools' COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Is DC Public Schools' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students 12 and older punishing Black students? That's the claim of the NAACP, which says requiring the shots unfairly impacts minority students.

Man sentenced for sending threatening messages to Maryland Asian-American doctor over COVID-19 vaccine

A Texas man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for sending a threatening message to a Maryland Asian-American medical doctor of who publicly advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine. 

V is for vaccine: Sesame Street's Elmo gets COVID-19 vaccine

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced that Elmo had gotten vaccinated in public service announcement posted to YouTube.